"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

07 December 2015

Happy birthday, Bernini.

Bernini, Cardinale Scipioni Borghese, 1632


Gian Lorenzo Bernini was born on this date in 1598.

Three things are needed for success in painting and sculpture: to see beauty when young and accustom oneself to it, to work hard, and to obtain good advice.

Gian Lorenzo Bernini 

Simon Schama's The Power of Art: Bernini ...

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