the Truth revealed by Bernini’s Time – Michelangelo Buonarroti is back

The sculpture of the day that I propose to you today is the Truth revealed by Timemasterpiece by Gian Lorenzo Bernini conceived by the artist in 1646, a dramatic moment for him.

At that time everything seemed to be falling apart. After the death of Urban VIII, the Barberinis certainly didn’t treat him with kid gloves, far from it.

One of the bell towers that the artist was having built for St. Peter’s Basilica was demolished and with the election to the pontificate ofnnocent X Pamphilj in 1644it was rival Francesco Borromini the architect chosen to carry out the San Pietro factory and was set aside.

Bernini imagined himself the Truth as a young woman stripped of clothes and smiling. He sits on a rock holding a sun in his right hand while placing his opposite foot on the globe.

With the splendor of justice in hand, the truth always emerges, despite the things of the world.

You should know that this masterpiece was originally supposed to be part of a larger sculptural group that was never completed by Bernini. In fact, the other sculpture of Time in Flight which should have revealed the Truth is missing.

Bernini only managed to sculpt the allegory of Truth in marble, while he only created models of Time.

When the sculptor passed away in 1680 in Rome, the work remained in the hands of his heirs who kept it generation after generation until 1924, the year in which it was deposited in the Borghese Gallery.

For the moment, your always Michelangelo Buonarroti greets you and will meet you in the next posts and on social media.

The sculpture of the day that I propose to you today is the Truth revealed by Time, a masterpiece by Gian Lorenzo Bernini created by the artist in 1646, a dramatic moment for him.

At that time everything seemed to be falling apart. After the death of Urban VIII the Barberini certainly did not treat him with kid gloves, far from it. One of the bell towers that Bernini was having built for St. Peter’s Basilica was demolished and with the election of Innocent aside.

Bernini imagined the Truth as a young woman without clothes and smiling. She sits on a rock holding a sun in her right hand while she places her opposite foot on the world.

You should know that this masterpiece was originally supposed to be part of a larger sculptural group that was never completed by Bernini. In fact, the other sculpture of Time in Flight which should have revealed the Truth is missing.

Bernini only managed to sculpt the allegory of Truth in marble, while he only created models of Time. When the sculptor passed away, the work remained in the hands of his heirs who kept it generation after generation until 1924, when it was deposited in the Borghese Gallery.

For the moment, your always Michelangelo Buonarroti greets you and will meet you in the next posts and on social media.

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