El rapto de Proserpina

 El rapto de Proserpina:

Title:El rapto de Proserpina.

Author:Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

Year:1621-1622

Style:Manierism.

Laction:Borghese Galery.

INTRODUCTION

The abduction of Proserpina is a sculpture created by Bernini in the Mannerist style in the 17TH century in the year 1621 and 1622.

ANALISYS

It is a sculpture that wants to explain the Roman myth of Proserpina, daughter of Jupiter and the earth goddess, was kidnapped by Pluto and Hells by Pluto felt love for her. In the work there are several surprising aspects to Excel as Proserpina hit in face of Pluto trying to resist her abduction and as it gives the feeling of stretching him face and fingers of Pluto by Proserpina leg strength to abduct her, these features make the work of Bernini a fantastic sculpture, also a violent and dynamic nature is seen in her. The light is very important in this sculpture playing the role of highlighting the ways to give life. The material with which it is built is just stone and marble. It has a mythological and violent themes in which Persephone is forced to abandon the world and a mother who wants to. It was commissioned by Scipione, whose gift it to Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi.

CONCLUSION

Is a sculpture of Bernini of the XVII century and explain the leyend of the abduction of Proserpina(Perséfone in the greek mythology).