When Marble Becomes Flesh: Gian Lorenzo Bernini

When Marble Becomes Flesh: Gian Lorenzo Bernini

The first impression anyone has when looking at Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s sculptures is that his marble creations look like real flesh; they seem to come to life and invite the viewer to the touch. This strong illusionism was an essential component of the artistic language – known as the Baroque – that flourished in Rome in the seventeenth century and invested all forms of art, however Bernini pushed its boundaries like no one before him. By analyzing some of the most outstanding works that he created throughout his long and successful career, this lecture will shed light on what artistic ideals motivated Bernini’s achievements and transformed his art into this lasting superb incarnation of the Baroque.

About the speaker:
Eveline Baseggio Omiccioli is a native of Treviso and studied Art History at Ca’ Foscari University in Venice. She received her doctorate in Italian Renaissance and Baroque Art at Rutgers University (NJ) with a dissertation on Venetian Renaissance sculpture. She is currently teaching at the Fashion Institute of Technology in NY where her classes on the History of Western Art & Civilization, Renaissance Art, and Baroque Art draw attention to a global and cross-cultural context. Dr. Baseggio has worked extensively in a number of art museums in NY and NJ, namely the Morgan Library & Museum, The Frick Collection, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Zimmerli Art Museum.

NB: This event is in Italian.

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