https://baroque.dahvc.org/fall-2021/files/original/Gian_Lorenzo_Bernini_-_Unity_of_the_Visual_Arts_/Boy_with_a_Basket_of_Fruit/download.jpg ec55d337c7665733c6d0687254010b50 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 Boy with a Basket of Fruit Description An account of the resource Caravaggios painting, Boy with a Basket of Fruit, is dated to early in his career from roughly 1593 to 1595. The painting is done in oil on a 70 by 67 cm canvas, and is a part of the Galleria Borghese in Rome [1]. Caravaggio created the painting early in his career during his still life exploration, and was originally for the Cavaliere d’Arpino, but was later taken by Scipione Borghese. During this time, Caravaggio arrived in Rome and was connected to Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte, his first significant Patron. The painting features a boy, thought to be modeled by the painter Mario Minniti, at the age of 16 [2]. He faces his body toward the right, but looks out toward the viewer. With his head tilted up and his mouth slightly agape, the boy shows a look of peace. The facial expression is reminiscient of Bernini’s Blessed Soul bust with a satisfied, relaxed look and slightly open mouth. In Boy with a Basket of Fruit, the boy tilts over with his tunic falling off the shoulders. His tunic carries folds and fluidity, emulating the classically Baroque fluidity. The basket he holds is overfilled with a variety of fruits that spill out of the sides. Accompanying these physical characteristics of the painting with his loose expression, Caravaggio has created motion and fluidity in a seemingly “still life.” Accompanying this motion with dramatic lighting and bold colors, Caravaggio has created a painting carrying themes characteristic of the Italian Baroque painting movement. This portrait serves as a benchmark for themes in Baroque oil portraiture, and comparing it to Bernini's busts allows us to understand how Bernini encapsulated movements from Baroque portraits to sculpture. As is demonstrated by Damned Soul and Blessed Soul, Bernini was able to translate these themes to the seemingly frigid medium of sculpture. Damned Soul is depicted amidst agony, and Blessed Soul seems lifted to ascend to heaven - these dynamics, similar to the dynamics Caravaggio presents in painting, are used by Bernini to spearhead the Baroque sculpture movement. [1] “Boy with a Basket of Fruit by Caravaggio.” Web Gallery of Art. Web Gallery of Art. Accessed December 2, 2021. https://www.wga.hu/html_m/c/caravagg/01/03boy_fr.html. [2] “Boy with a Basket of Fruit by Caravaggio.” Galerie Borghèse, August 2, 2019. https://borghese.gallery/collection/paintings/boy-with-a-basket-of-fruit.html. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Caravaggio Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived “Boy with a Basket of Fruit by Caravaggio.” Galerie Borghèse, August 2, 2019. https://borghese.gallery/collection/paintings/boy-with-a-basket-of-fruit.html. “Boy with a Basket of Fruit by Caravaggio.” Web Gallery of Art. Web Gallery of Art. Accessed December 2, 2021. https://www.wga.hu/html_m/c/caravagg/01/03boy_fr.html. 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 1593 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Meena Gudapati Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 70 x 67 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