https://www.baroque.dahvc.org/fall-2021/files/original/Gian_Lorenzo_Bernini_-_Unity_of_the_Visual_Arts_/Self-Portrait_as_a_Young_Man/selfpor1.jpg 60921efcb3e1a705423f8fe7be339714 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gian Lorenzo Bernini - "Unity of the Visual Arts" Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Meena Gudapati Description An account of the resource As a renowned sculptor, architect, and painter, Bernini fused all three media in several of his works. Art historian Irving Lavin published the book "Bernini and the Unity of Visual Arts" exploring in depth Bernini's synthesis of the media. Through my project, I will explore works of Bernini's to validate Lavin's widely known thesis. In addition to looking at works that more explicitly combine sculpture, architecture, and painting, I will look at individual works that show how Bernini looked beyond any norms and constraints of a medium. For example, through an analysis of his busts, we see how Bernini captured motion in a way that was previously restricted to paintings. Through this analysis of Bernini's more implicit methods of fusing media, I will endorse the term of Bernini's "Unity of Visual Arts". Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Self-Portrait as a Young Man Description An account of the resource Bernini’s Self-Portrait as a Young Man, painted in 1623 at the young age of 25, is done in oil paint on a 38 cm by 30 cm canvas. The painting is in the Galleria Borghese in Rome as a part of the collection of Scipione Borghese [1]. The portrait, featuring Bernini’s image from the shoulders up, is set over a green and brown background. Berninis chest faces the left, and he looks forward directly at the viewer. With arched eyebrows and piercing eyes looking straight forward, Bernini looks alarmed in the image. Though much of Bernini’s work is in uncolored sculpture, he shows a mastery of his understanding of color through his painting. By extending hints of yellow and green from the background to the highlights on his face, he develops a coherent looking image. Bernini further shows his skill as a painter in his anatomical accuracy of the color zones of the face: undertones of yellow in the forehead, sanguine red in the cheeks and nose, and blue-green around the chin. Bernini shows sculptural techniques in his portrait. He has carved out features and placed in details as he would in a marble sculpture. Looking at the right eye region as an example, Bernini carved out the eye socket as delineated by the angles running down the nose bridge and brow bone. Within this structure, the eye is detailed. Bernini would have used a similar method carving marble - first blocking out pieces, and then carving out details within [2]. Bernini has a strong understanding of planes as demonstrated in his brush strokes. He avoids blending, as is visible with the highlights from brush strokes placed across the forehead. Additionally, the brush strokes along the collar create texture for a seemingly simple, yet highly dimensional component. In addition to showing “unity of arts” in his ability to master several media, Bernini’s use of sculptural elements in his self-portrait show his ability to meld ideas across media. [1] “Self-Portrait as a Young Man.” Galleria Borghese. Accessed December 2, 2021. https://galleriaborghese.beniculturali.it/en/opere/self-portrait-as-a-young-man/. [2] Rowland, Ingrid D. “Bernini: He Had the Touch.” The New York Review of Books. NYREV, July 21, 2020. https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2015/06/04/bernini-he-had-touch/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gian Lorenzo Bernini Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived “Self-Portrait as a Young Man.” Galleria Borghese. Accessed December 2, 2021. https://galleriaborghese.beniculturali.it/en/opere/self-portrait-as-a-young-man/. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Galleria Borghese Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1623 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Meena Gudapati Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 38 x 30 cm Type The nature or genre of the resource Painting Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Galleria Borghese, Rome, Italy