Frozen Beauty

Post sculptures, from which captures duh.V born this day Auguste Rodin, regarded as one of the founders of modern sculpture, masterly transmitted in his works the beauty and plasticity of the human body. On the same day he died Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the great architect and the brightest representative of the Italian Baroque. While these two artists share a century, and from modern times they are both far enough of their product to our time are a model of excellence in sculpture.

To this date Website gathered in one material sculptures that evoke admiration - Bernini, Rodin and other talented artists of past eras and the present day.

"The Kiss", Auguste Rodin, Rodin Museum (Paris), 1882. One of the most famous sculptures by Rodin, showing a notable lady of the XIII century Francesca de Rimini. She fell in love with her husband's younger brother. Jealous husband found out about it, killed both lovers.

"The Rape of Proserpine", Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Galleria Borghese (Rome), 1621-1622. When the sculptor began to create a song, he 23 years old: "I have overcome the marble and made it flexible like wax, and thereby to a certain extent been able to combine sculpture with painting».




"Ecstasy of St. Teresa 'Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, Cornaro Chapel (Rome), 1645-1652. Sculpture dedicated to St. Teresa, the nun and the Spanish Catholic saint, who lived in the XVI century. In a letter to Saint Teresa told how one day in a dream, "an angel appeared to her in the way of the flesh" and pierced her belly with a golden arrow with a fiery end, why she felt "sweet flour».



"Marble veil" Monty Raphael, the middle of the XIX century. Monti was one of the sculptors, who managed to create the feeling that his statues are covered with the finest cloth. Often portrayed Vestal - Greek priestesses of the goddess Vesta.



Monument "Kiss of Death", Barcelona, ​​Poblenou Cemetery, 1930. The sculptor is unknown, or authorship is attributed to Jaume Barba or Joan Fonbernatu. They say that this sculpture was inspired by filmmaker Bergman to create the film "The Seventh Seal" - the communion of the Knight and Death.

Detail of the sculpture "Ugolino and his sons," Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Petit Palais, 1857-1860. The monument is borrowed from "Hell" by Dante Alighieri, where the poet describes the death of the tyrant of Pisa, thrown into the Tower of Death, along with children and died there of starvation.

"Monarch", Auguste Rodin, Rodin Museum (Paris), 1885. The sculpture was conceived as part of the composition of doors "Gates of Hell" of the Museum of decorative arts in Paris, but remained as a separate product.



Marble tombstone on monumental cemetery Staglieno (Genoa). It was opened in 1851 and is known to a great number of highly artistic statues, mausoleums and sarcophagi.



Practically all the monuments in the cemetery became the most famous Italian created by sculptors of the XIX century - Santo Varney, Giulio Monteverde, and others. Genoa superstitious residents do not like this place, and try to avoid his side because of the abundance of finely crafted sculptures that seem almost alive.

"Cupid and Psyche" by Antonio Canova, the Louvre (Paris), the Hermitage (St. Petersburg), 1787-1793. The sculpture depicts the god Cupid in the moment of awakening Psyche from his kiss.

"Chastity," Antonio Corradini, Cappella San Severo, Naples, 1752. This statue is a monument to the mother of Prince Raimondo, who died shortly after birth.

"Sleeping Ariadne," Cristina Garcia Rodero, Madrid, 1991.



"Sunday morning," Philip Faro, 2009. Wood carver and furniture designer by training, Philip Faro working with clay, marble and bronze. His portrait sculpture, excellent attention to detail and a pronounced focus giperrealisticheskie.



"Ophelia", Michael James Talbot. Modern London painter and sculptor creates unusual, elongated sculptures of beautiful women. Inspired by Greek mythology, he combines in his works women's bodies and abstract forms. Some sculptures Talbot reach nearly two meters in height.

"Dancer and the boy," Kevin Francis Gray, 2013. Sculptor, which distinguishes the passion for the creation of "faceless sculpture", portrayed a ballerina who, standing on pointe, holding the lifeless body of a boy. Critics believe that the composition is a modern drink, drawing a parallel with the image of the Virgin and dead Christ.



Sculpture of aluminum wire, Mo Pak Song, 2013. Korean artist creates his sculptures, tightly wrapping a form based on glass fiber layers of wire. Dream Mo Pak carefully recreates fine lines, folds clothes and relief muscles of the human body from the metal layers. This is reminiscent of tree rings.

See the continuation: Post striking sculptures (Part 2)

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