Blog Challenge Day 17

Day 01 — Your favorite song
Day 02 — Your favorite movie
Day 03 — Your favorite television program
Day 04 — Your favorite book
Day 05 — Your favorite quote
Day 06 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 — A photo that makes you happy
Day 08 — A photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 — A photo you took
Day 10 — A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 — A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 — A fictional book
Day 14 — A non-fictional book
Day 15 — A fanfic
Day 16 — A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 — An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 — A talent of yours
Day 20 — A hobby of yours
Day 21 — A recipe
Day 22 — A website
Day 23 — A YouTube video
Day 24 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 — Your day, in great detail
Day 26 — Your week, in great detail
Day 27 — This month, in great detail
Day 28 — This year, in great detail
Day 29 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 — Whatever tickles your fancy

Okay! After taking the week of for Spring Break I had a little trouble of getting back into the habit of posting! But here I am again, making an effort to keep this blog updated (which, honestly, is the longest I've lasted with a New Year's Resolution, so yay!). Not that anyone's really reading this, but, hey. This is really for my own sake. C:

The art piece I have chosen for today is a sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, titled The Rape of Persephone. As an art student, I, of course, am taking an Art History course. I would launch into a whole spiel about Bernini, but we are actually still on Ancient Greece, and we haven't learned about Bernini yet! Everything I know about him is from my own research.

Look at this dude. Pretty hot, for someone who died over 300 years ago.

Bernini was an Italian artist, who dabbled in architecture, painting, play-writing, metal work, and set design. But what he was most known for was his amazing sculptures! The Rape of Persephone is probably one of his most well-known works.

Now, what Bernini was well-known for, and what really makes this piece rather amazing to me, is the sheer, painstaking detail. Bernini was able to carve stone to look almost identical to flesh, and it is absolutely mind-blowing.

Look at this picture and tell me that doesn't look real. Look at the veins on the hands! The way the fingers press into the skin of Persephone's back and thighs. Ridiculous.

Long story short, I absolutely can not wait to study Bernini and I dream of seeing his works in real life.