Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Il Ratto di Proserpina (The Rape of Proserpina) 1621–1622 Marble, 255 cm Galleria Borghese, Roma The work portrays the abduction of Proserpine by Pluto, god of the underworld. Narrated by both Claudian and Ovid, the myth tells…
Rulers: • Felipe IV, King of Spain (1621-1665) • Felipe IV, King of Portugal (1621-1640) • Gregorius XV (Alessandro Ludovisi), Pope (1621-1623) • James I, King of England and Ireland (1603-1625) • James VI, King of Scotland (1567-1625) Births: • La Fontaine, Jean de (1621-1695) • Rihel, Frederick (1621-1681)…
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Anima dannata (Damned soul) 1619 Marble, 38 cm Palazzo di Spagna, Roma
• Palazzo Colonna • Palazzo di Spagna • Palazzo Monaldeschi • Palazzo Pallavicini Rospigliosi See also: • Palaces
Palazzo di Spagna (Palazzo Monaldeschi) Spanish Embassy to the Holy See and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta Built: 1647 Address: Piazza di Spagna, 57 VA, 00187 Roma RM, Italia Website: https://www.embassypages.com/spain-embassy-holysee-holysee Collection: • Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680): Anima dannata (1619) See also:…
Rulers: • Charles I, King of England (1625-1649) • Charles I, King of Ireland (1625-1649) • Charles I, King of Scotland (1625-1649) • Felipe IV, King of Spain (1621-1665) • Francesco I d’Este, Duke of Modena and Reggio (1629-1658) Architecture: • Palazzo di Spagna (Roma)…
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Enea, Anchise e Ascanio (Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius) 1619 Marble, h. 220 cm Galleria Borghese, Roma This is the first large sculpture group produced by Gian Lorenzo Bernini for Scipione Borghese, for which a payment receipt dating…
Rulers: • James I, King of England and Ireland (1603-1625) • James VI, King of Scotland (1567-1625) Art: • Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680): Anima dannata (1619) • Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680): Enea, Anchise e Ascanio (1619) • Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680): Nudo maschile seduto (c.1618-24)…
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Apollo e Dafne (Apollo and Daphne) 1622–1625 Carrara marble, h. 243 cm Galleria Borghese, Roma Apollo here is depicted in the act of running, with his right foot touching the ground and his left raised; the garment…
Rulers: • Felipe IV, King of Spain (1621-1665) • Felipe IV, King of Portugal (1621-1640) • Gregorius XV (Alessandro Ludovisi), Pope (1621-1623) • James I, King of England and Ireland (1603-1625) • James VI, King of Scotland (1567-1625) Events: • The Moulin de la Galette is built in Paris. Births: • Molière…