Hello all and welcome to the newest episode of the Weird, Wacky, and Wonderful podcast! This week, learn all about 17th century art, an adulterous affair, and what is 'sfregio'. I hope you enjoy! A trigger warning to those who may be sensitive to violence against women.
Resources:
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Sources for Today's episode:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gian-Lorenzo-Bernini
https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/bern/hd_bern.htm
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/berninis-genius-11934809/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gian_Lorenzo_Bernini
https://www.theartstory.org/artist/bernini-gian-lorenzo/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bust_of_Costanza_Bonarelli
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jul/28/sculpture-crime-against-women-costanza-piccolomini-bernini
https://www.historiamag.com/slashing-face-punishing-unfaithful-women-in-italy/
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/italian-english/sfregio
https://hyperallergic.com/689589/bernini-bust-of-a-woman-he-abused-exhibited-alongside-photographs-of-survivors/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damned_Soul_(Bernini)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_and_Daphne_(Bernini)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Baldachin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costanza_Piccolomini_Bonarelli
