Bernini and other studies in the history of art (1914)
Norton, Richard, 1872-1918 · New York : Macmillan · leaf 40
, as in the Proserpina andDaphne, to let his own genius lead him whither it would andignore other suggestion. The models I refer to are, in thecase of the ^neas, the Christ by Michael Angelo in SantaMaria sopra Minerva and for the David the Borghese Warriornow in the Louvre, both works of small… … Plate V. 1 BERNINI 17 the ^neas seems to me unpleasing is because of the weaknessand unheroic look of the faces and figures, but others may notfeel this, and the skill of the group is undoubted. The lackof success in the David is due to a slight failure in understand-ing the Greek motive that…
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo, 1598-1680 · Giorgione, 1477-1511 · Sculpture
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