List of sculptures: 1. Nymph by Giovanni Lombardi 1864 2. Veiled Christ by Giuseppe Sanmartino 1753 3. David by Michelangelo 1501 4. Duke of Montausier by Louis-Philippe Mouchy in 1781 5. The Release from Deception by Francesco Queirolo 1759
Beautiful. I live currently in a place nicknamed the “Marble City” in the United States and we have sculptors and artists come every year for an annual festival. Their craft is amazing and hard to believe it’s been around for this long! 😮
Out of boredom. This is human potential when there's no gadgets for entertainment. Imagine living for 50-100years without technology. Same on inmates that makes a diy tattoo kit in prison.
For all the artists who feel discouraged. Not only did sculptors have so much time to work on these, they spent their lifetime learning and working. Basically eat, sleep, carve. And a lot of the great masters had apprentices who did a lot of the hard and dirty work of prepping.And shaping and the masters did all the fine tuning! It was collaborative work led by a professional, rather than every stroke from his hand.
There was like 80 other sculptures of David found and all of them have the slightest differences, one is carved backwards but otherwise is completely fine
And the masters had previously been apprentices so a ton of skill built up over many many years. What a wondeful life, to finally complete something like that! If it was the only thing one did in an entire lifetime I would say WORTH IT.
My grandmother saw David in Italy. It was a encased in all clear glass so you could see the whole body. My gram said she stared at it for about an hour walking around & around the statue. She said it was the most beautiful, detailed piece of art she had ever laid eyes on.
I saw him in the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence, Italy in 2019. They had him set up in the main hall, but there wasn’t any glass. He’s so huge and was placed on a tall pedestal that I doubt they worry about vandals. Michelangelo truly was incredible.
I saw him in Florence 1971 , no glass, pure David. So sad what the idjits have done to the world including art. Even churches are locked up for 50 years or so.
Fun fact!: The David was made using poor marble which was the reason that many sculptors refused to work on it. The city officials who gave the work to Michelangelo were supposedly flabbergasted at how he made such a beautiful statue with the mediocre marble.
proof that it's the artist, and not the tools, that matter. I say as someone who enjoys drawing highly detailed pieces ....with card stock and a ballpoint pen.
@@e_wonderment6618 Nah they still could. Look at Luo Li Rong. Most aren't just aren't paid enough. Did you think Michelangelo made David because he was simply promised recognition? 🥱
I'm most shocked by the lace... at that thinness and with all the holes put into it, it must have been VERY fragile. How much precision and dedication must that have taken? To intricately bore holes by hand through thin sheets of rock? All of these are amazing.
It BAFFLES me how so much talent and skill is and was on this earth. So many artists, painters, sculptors, etc. were able to create such gorgeous and beautiful masterpieces. Their ability to replicate natural and realistic life marvels me. I would have half the paintings and artworks mistaken for real photos if it weren’t disclosed they were artworks. People are so complex; their abilities, skills, and talents are all so unique and have their own specific contributions to history or society. This applies to everyone, whether it be past, present, or future. You all have a wonderful purpose.
I remember almost crying trying to set up my double stroller. And these amazing people made this. Proof that they were built different in that detail that lasted hundreds or thousands of years.
Hey, strollers are tough. The fact that you almost cried, but didn't is to your credit! I agree though about being built different. The patience it must have taken, the dedication! Using archaic tools, I imagine, must have been an arduous task. I understand we have artists now and won't see the full impact of their work in our lifetimes but imagine seeing a work still endures since the 1500s, that's incredibly humbling. ❤
I cried and thought about leaving a stroller in the parking lot the first time I drove my son outside of the house. I ended up forgetting to strap him into his car seat 😰! Idk what made me look after I started driving. It was the same day that I had taken him to the fire station to make sure that his seat was properly installed. I'm sure they would've cried even more - they had masterpieces to sculpt, but instead they're trapped in the Lowe's parking lot with wilting flowers and a tired baby! Why is this so hard? ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@@EssEll9791I also think that many of our brains are literally less capable of maintaining attention. We can probably get it back by unplugging. I know I am addicted. 😢
This kind of thing is why when people claim that the pyramids couldn't possibly have been built by ancient humans who didn't have power tools, or some other such nonsense, I just roll my eyes. Aside from the fact that the stoneworking techniques that were used back then can be explained _and_ replicated without the need for power tools, these were master craftspeople with incredible skill at a level most of us can only dream about.
Oh those people would never EVER use these pieces as evidence of Aliens though, 🥰. I’m extremely confident in that too, because these were made by Europeans. Therefore it does not fit into the base theories of Ancient Aliens or the Alien/Human defusion theories. A theory that primarily is applied to feats or architectural/geographic marvels, created by indigenous or darker skinned cultures. Outside of like maybe Stonehenge, almost every single instance they provide “evidence” for their theories, is from non-European cultures and locations. With the base idea that hyper-defusion and alien intervention is the only possible reason these more “primitive” peoples could have made such wonders. 🙄 Like I love alien stuff and all, really hope we do find evidence someday (even just microbial life). But knowing just how much Alien stuff is rooted in human racism and naivety towards humanity’s abilities, is always so disheartening..
I think the problem of us modern humans is that we can't think like the ancient people our thought processes are different due to our modern technology and science. Ancient people may had techniques that are lost to time and history to construct such wonders.
Veiled Christ is a sculpture that I think about every now and then just because of how much I can't comprehend it. How do you even create such an accurate sense of transparency??
The tendons behind The David's knees were mindblowing. And Samothrace with the wet, wind-whipped cloth against her belly and leg is just incredible. How do they carve stone into such realistic masterpieces?!
I hope he doesn’t catch sharks and illegal wildlife, or use nets that entrap and kill dolphins/whales and other animals. 😢 because of fisherman we have less than 10 vaquita left in the wild. They’re probably already extinct because they kept getting caught in the fishing nets and drowned because they couldn’t get to the surface to breathe. Also 90% of sharks in the ocean have died in the last 10 yrs bc of shark fishing. 😭😭😭
@macawlovers1964 he fishes with pots off the east coast of England using lobster pots! Plus we don't don't get sharks here and if we did they certainly wouldn't fit in a lobster pot or anything bigger then a crab or lobster for that matter 😂
Not... really? Traditional artists just aren't getting paid to do this any more. If anything, given modern tech and tools, we should be in the middle of an explosion of physical art, but the reason we aren't is because no one can afford to dedicate the time with rent around the corner. And it isn't that the arts don't pay, they used to, it's that the folks want to get this level of work for free and no one can live on exposure alone.
@@timohara7717 No, they either worked a piece on paid consignment, or had a wealthy patron who sponsored their living expenses (or both). This was where 'grants' started, ie, granted a living.
I don’t think it’s underrated at all, it’s one of the most culturally significant medium there is. Tons of art history classes delve into their history and talk about it in depth
When I used the term "ancient" it didn't mean that the work in question needed to be extremely old, I was just referring to the fact that these sculptures were made in a time without current technologies
@@connesuir This term is subjective, something that may be considered old by someone may not correctly fit their opinion of how this term should be used
The Release From Deception is probably my favorite marble sculpture from that particular time period. The craftsmanship of the rope is absolutely mind blowing. If I ever return to Italy, I will not leave until I have made sure to see it in person.
Even before I became an adult, I thought sculptures and art in general was far more detailed than what we see today. Some of thr sculptures even look petrified. As if they at one time like u and I, then all of a sudden were turned to stone. The details of the net are impeccable.
Unfortunately, theres far less many Rich people willing to take in artists as their patrons nowadays, so artists quite literally dont have the means to create pieces like these anymore. Art Is dying and its certainly not Artists' fault.
People really think artists nowadays can't do stuff like this, but I think it's pretty obvious why. People used to be paid to make sculptures like this, and their life was just eating, sleeping, and keeping on working on the sculpture for years until it was finished and got to make another one. Getting the materials for such sculptures would take a ridiculous amount of money and time, any artist could make an extremely detailed sculpture if they had the resources and the knowledge. Artists have not only changed their art, but the way of making it, and in modern society, people can't afford to just eat, sleep and carve all day.
When people talk about excesses of artists, about artists being truly obsessed, and about artistic inspiration emanating from something truly, truly alien & undefined... they truly are talking about sculpturists & their mad & beautiful outworking of their efforts & obsession.
Cool thing about David, if you check out his arm with the way he’s flexing his hand, a small muscle pops on his forearm. That muscle only pops out when you have trained and flex the pinky. Lord what talent we lost, none compare.
I still believe the Statue of David is the most stunning piece of artwork ever. It is such a beautiful and incredibly complex rendition of a human body, the level of detail is absolutely stunning.
I adore all of the videos that you create, thank you for sharing history it’s wonderful learning it from your channel! Thank you for everything you do!!
always gets me the muscle in david’s wrist that is only flexed when the pinkie finger is pulled in in real life, and Michelangelo was able to recognise that and put it in his work.
I think they made mistakes, but they had to adept to them. If you wanna see a great statue, look at the statue of Laikoon and his sons. For us, the work is always perfect, but probably not for the artist. That's the crazy thing. I saw a documentary about the statue of David, there was a lot that Michalengelo was unhappy with, but he made the best of everything. Statues are the greatest art, not modern art, but classical Greek - it's fantastic to see. No wonder they created the myth of Medusa, if you met her gaze you turned to stone - they had artists who captured man in marble.
@@user-tq2og9cw7q Well, all these statues are actually modern, there's a difference between modern and contemporary. Fun fact about Michelangelo, he once said "I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free"
i love the details, this is where the Academic style of drawing is used for one for carved marble statues and classical realism portraits, landscapes and everything else. I went to college for this. if you love this style and want to practice it the copy online is called Charles Bargue Drawing Course. love your shorts!
I absolutely adore art history and the theosophy behind the creations. Visiting art museums is one of my favorite things to do and I'm so thankful to have come across your channel.
🤯 Each sculpture absolutely blew me away! 🫢 I'm still gob-smacked, over the _"water"_ FLOWING GENTLY over the subject's *_"toes"_* of the sculpture shown in the very first image. How is it possible tho? The sculptor not only envisioned the optimal outcome of the sculpture and they also *_meticulously_* planned out each step of the process including every individual chisel movement, and they decided how to achieve this photo realistic level of representation of *form* & *objects.* This is beautifully insane levels of realism... I have no words anymore 😮
some of them especially the one with lace is from the cemetery in Genoa Italy...if you google pictures its unbelievable how skillful these artists were back in 19th century....some people went to Genoa and you can find those videos on RUclips.
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In my experience, learning even just the basics can really open your eyes and allow you to appreciate art more. Whether that be digital art, sculpting, painting, writing, etc.,knowing how it works makes me feel even more impressed at other's work.
People keep doing things like that, you just haven't looked hard enough. At that time you couldn't do anything other than that, it had to be religious or mythological and stylized almost realistic. For just over 100 years, artists have been able to experiment and do anything. There is still art like that, only now there is more stuff
First off, there are. Secondly, the reason there's are fewer pieces with this level of detail coming out is because NO ONE IS PAYING. These artists were incredibly well funded and celebrated. They didn't have to worry about food or bills, they had people handling that for them. And because of that, they were able to put years of dedication into these pieces. These days? If someone spent 7 years on a commissioned piece, they'd be sued or just not paid. It's a struggle to get people to pay $15 for paintings, good luck finding someone to fund you for the next few years while you chisel a block of marble into a masterpiece.
@@machirim2805 man not as a Hindu Nationalist but as a lover of art. I have thoroughly studied and enjoyed the Early Saxon and later Roman engineered buildings. I have a great interest in designing and the wisdom in stabilizing that design. As a result I have studied Indian art and artitecture. If I say that Romans are engineer then Indians are Artistic Mathematicians , it would not be wrong. I suggest you should also study other countries past or belief overstepping the cultural boundaries and understand them. Moreover if you gave any doubt or misconceptions about Indian history or in their religion, you can ask me.
Bro 😅 wdym 'just' For example look at Indian art, veins, veils etc that too craved out of hard granite, not soft marble, Rotating pillars, Even carrying a complete outsider large asf rock on a tall asf temple tops and carving it beautifully
@@Devlina-ej6ob I think they meant that they love "just European art in general". Not that only Europe can produce such exquisite work. I could be wrong, though.
It’s like you just woke up one morning and said; “I’m going to repeatedly expose people to the most beautiful expressions of art. Everyday. Like it’s my job. “ Thank you Mae.
🤣🤣🤣🤣for real🤣🤣🤣🤣 Or the white canvas with one big black spot. Art collector: “This is the depth of the human soul in all its anguish & with all its complexities.” Me: “It’s an F’ng dot!”
Ahh wonderful. Reminds me of the kailasa mandir in Maharashtra india which is carved out of a single rock upside down with intricacies Simply phenomenal
If you guys think this is marvelous just take a look at Ancient Indian Hindu temples especially the ones in south India , you guys might as well not believe it's real . The amount of detail the ancient sculpters put effortlessly makes you wonder what is life
The release from deception is not a piece that stands out for its aesthetics, it is rigorous, cold and boring, but it is a masterpiece of marble carving due to that not so simple detail of the net, which is sublime .
Folio society (empire of the near east collection), mythology books from the leather-bound Barnes and Noble collection, Illiad and Odyssey (can’t remember the edition, I’m get back to you once I get back home) plus other books, I can make a book tour at some point if you’re interested!
There was one (forgot which) that was so detailed that it captured the muscle flex in the forearm when you contract your pinky/ ring finger. It doesn’t show when it’s relaxed.
Older Sculptures are one of the things I enjoy looking at as a medium. Like it takes a fuck ton of time and patience to get every little detail down and the longer you appreciate these works the more you seem to notice that they went so damn hard on everything.
They were trained from childhood and took several years if not decades to complete these works. These weren’t just regular artists; they were the 1% of the best of the best
List of sculptures:
1. Nymph by Giovanni Lombardi 1864
2. Veiled Christ by Giuseppe Sanmartino 1753
3. David by Michelangelo 1501
4. Duke of Montausier by Louis-Philippe Mouchy in 1781
5. The Release from Deception by Francesco Queirolo 1759
They are all pretty recent i thought that they were from ancient times
Italian talent ❤
Beautiful. I live currently in a place nicknamed the “Marble City” in the United States and we have sculptors and artists come every year for an annual festival. Their craft is amazing and hard to believe it’s been around for this long! 😮
You should check out indian sculptures as well
@@Meow-sq6grthe style mirrors Greek Roman sculpting it's called neo-classical. The revival started with Renaissance
i will never get over how they are able to make marble, cold, rigid, unmoving, look so soft, gentle, flowing, TRANSPARENT
The Veiled christ looks like Rocky balboa
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Consistency and they're not easily distracted
Because marble is quite soft actually. Now doing that with granite is another story! But yes the artistry is mind blowing
Out of boredom. This is human potential when there's no gadgets for entertainment. Imagine living for 50-100years without technology.
Same on inmates that makes a diy tattoo kit in prison.
For all the artists who feel discouraged. Not only did sculptors have so much time to work on these, they spent their lifetime learning and working. Basically eat, sleep, carve.
And a lot of the great masters had apprentices who did a lot of the hard and dirty work of prepping.And shaping and the masters did all the fine tuning!
It was collaborative work led by a professional, rather than every stroke from his hand.
Exactly, not to men it was womenn doing the majority of washing etc so they didn't have to focus on it.
There was like 80 other sculptures of David found and all of them have the slightest differences, one is carved backwards but otherwise is completely fine
And the masters had previously been apprentices so a ton of skill built up over many many years. What a wondeful life, to finally complete something like that! If it was the only thing one did in an entire lifetime I would say WORTH IT.
There are even any sculptors here?
That makes so much more sense!!!!
My grandmother saw David in Italy. It was a encased in all clear glass so you could see the whole body.
My gram said she stared at it for about an hour walking around & around the statue.
She said it was the most beautiful, detailed piece of art she had ever laid eyes on.
I saw him in the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence, Italy in 2019. They had him set up in the main hall, but there wasn’t any glass. He’s so huge and was placed on a tall pedestal that I doubt they worry about vandals. Michelangelo truly was incredible.
I saw him in Florence 1971 , no glass, pure David.
So sad what the idjits have done to the world including art. Even churches are locked up for 50 years or so.
Your Gran's was the same as mine. He is perfect
@@jenniferbee1500, same! It was an amazing experience!
It was stunning. I saw it without the glass around it and stared at it for a long time too ❤
Imagine the amount of skill it requires to make a SOLID material look like it’s FLOWING. Holy sh*t.
They used to say they would look at the lump of marble and imagine it as they wanted the finished product and then create it with their chisels 😳👌
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Fun fact!: The David was made using poor marble which was the reason that many sculptors refused to work on it. The city officials who gave the work to Michelangelo were supposedly flabbergasted at how he made such a beautiful statue with the mediocre marble.
proof that it's the artist, and not the tools, that matter. I say as someone who enjoys drawing highly detailed pieces ....with card stock and a ballpoint pen.
Poor modern day sculptors, having to compete against all of this 😭😭
They could never, lost art it seems.
@@e_wonderment6618 we can but we don't have time for this
Its probably because artists back then focused their whole life on art, which is harder to do now @@e_wonderment6618
@@e_wonderment6618 You aren’t looking in the right places.
@@e_wonderment6618 Nah they still could. Look at Luo Li Rong.
Most aren't just aren't paid enough. Did you think Michelangelo made David because he was simply promised recognition? 🥱
I don't understand how a human can do this. It doesn't make sense. The net seems to be the most complicated of them all.
sheer patience and experience. and they made it all with a chisel and a hammer.
It’s a supernatural ability that comes from Satan.
Especially how to make stone look transperent with the vail
STONE LOOKING TRANSPERENT
It baffels me
I'm most shocked by the lace... at that thinness and with all the holes put into it, it must have been VERY fragile. How much precision and dedication must that have taken? To intricately bore holes by hand through thin sheets of rock? All of these are amazing.
@@HisMiraclesHappening Are you joking? I honestly can't tell😅
Tenacity is probably the most poetic of human traits.
It BAFFLES me how so much talent and skill is and was on this earth. So many artists, painters, sculptors, etc. were able to create such gorgeous and beautiful masterpieces. Their ability to replicate natural and realistic life marvels me. I would have half the paintings and artworks mistaken for real photos if it weren’t disclosed they were artworks. People are so complex; their abilities, skills, and talents are all so unique and have their own specific contributions to history or society. This applies to everyone, whether it be past, present, or future. You all have a wonderful purpose.
I remember almost crying trying to set up my double stroller. And these amazing people made this. Proof that they were built different in that detail that lasted hundreds or thousands of years.
There are many artists today😮
That's why we still remember these artists. There were many sculptors, but only few were geniuses.
Hey, strollers are tough. The fact that you almost cried, but didn't is to your credit!
I agree though about being built different. The patience it must have taken, the dedication! Using archaic tools, I imagine, must have been an arduous task. I understand we have artists now and won't see the full impact of their work in our lifetimes but imagine seeing a work still endures since the 1500s, that's incredibly humbling. ❤
I cried and thought about leaving a stroller in the parking lot the first time I drove my son outside of the house. I ended up forgetting to strap him into his car seat 😰!
Idk what made me look after I started driving. It was the same day that I had taken him to the fire station to make sure that his seat was properly installed.
I'm sure they would've cried even more - they had masterpieces to sculpt, but instead they're trapped in the Lowe's parking lot with wilting flowers and a tired baby!
Why is this so hard?
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@@EssEll9791I also think that many of our brains are literally less capable of maintaining attention. We can probably get it back by unplugging. I know I am addicted. 😢
European art is INSANE
It truly is. The more I look into it, the more I'm amazed.
*italian
@@BellUH-1IroquoisBell *mostly Italian but some others as well such as a Frenchman in this short
Italian. Nice try to include other european countries
@@dhimankalita1690So I guess fuck Versailles, or The Gothic cathedrals, or the castles in Bavaria, or the sculptures of arno breker(german)
This kind of thing is why when people claim that the pyramids couldn't possibly have been built by ancient humans who didn't have power tools, or some other such nonsense, I just roll my eyes. Aside from the fact that the stoneworking techniques that were used back then can be explained _and_ replicated without the need for power tools, these were master craftspeople with incredible skill at a level most of us can only dream about.
Oh those people would never EVER use these pieces as evidence of Aliens though, 🥰. I’m extremely confident in that too, because these were made by Europeans. Therefore it does not fit into the base theories of Ancient Aliens or the Alien/Human defusion theories.
A theory that primarily is applied to feats or architectural/geographic marvels, created by indigenous or darker skinned cultures. Outside of like maybe Stonehenge, almost every single instance they provide “evidence” for their theories, is from non-European cultures and locations. With the base idea that hyper-defusion and alien intervention is the only possible reason these more “primitive” peoples could have made such wonders. 🙄
Like I love alien stuff and all, really hope we do find evidence someday (even just microbial life). But knowing just how much Alien stuff is rooted in human racism and naivety towards humanity’s abilities, is always so disheartening..
Yes! The ancient aliens seriously underestimate human ingenuity.
The reason people doubt the pyramids are because black people made the pyramids and alot of people are just parroting racist conspiracies
They r talking about the mass more than the detail😐
I think the problem of us modern humans is that we can't think like the ancient people our thought processes are different due to our modern technology and science. Ancient people may had techniques that are lost to time and history to construct such wonders.
Veiled Christ is a sculpture that I think about every now and then just because of how much I can't comprehend it. How do you even create such an accurate sense of transparency??
Haven't you seen old Indian temples .... you'll see real craftsmanship
The tendons behind The David's knees were mindblowing. And Samothrace with the wet, wind-whipped cloth against her belly and leg is just incredible. How do they carve stone into such realistic masterpieces?!
The fact that the Winged Victory of Samothrace is over 2000 years old, too!
@@elainezwhy do I suspect the Winged Nike inspired all these veiled Renaissance sculptures?
My husband is a fisherman, and the detail on the 🪢 knots of that net is unbelievable! Its all mind-blowing to me , and the lace collar just wow !!!❤
I hope he doesn’t catch sharks and illegal wildlife, or use nets that entrap and kill dolphins/whales and other animals. 😢 because of fisherman we have less than 10 vaquita left in the wild. They’re probably already extinct because they kept getting caught in the fishing nets and drowned because they couldn’t get to the surface to breathe. Also 90% of sharks in the ocean have died in the last 10 yrs bc of shark fishing. 😭😭😭
@@Spiritualpanda2I really hope sharks don’t disappear that sucks
Sara just said her husband fished and now he a suspect killer of sharks?
@macawlovers1964 he fishes with pots off the east coast of England using lobster pots! Plus we don't don't get sharks here and if we did they certainly wouldn't fit in a lobster pot or anything bigger then a crab or lobster for that matter 😂
@@Spiritualpanda2Those same fishermen that hunted the vaquita were told to do so by the Mexican cartels themselves and they're also illegal fishermen
This level of patience and skill are even rarer today in our fast-paced digital age. Absolutely breathtaking. 😮😊
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Watching them do this in person is just …wow. 😮❤
Not... really? Traditional artists just aren't getting paid to do this any more. If anything, given modern tech and tools, we should be in the middle of an explosion of physical art, but the reason we aren't is because no one can afford to dedicate the time with rent around the corner. And it isn't that the arts don't pay, they used to, it's that the folks want to get this level of work for free and no one can live on exposure alone.
@@transsnackhe was probably barely paid, he's an ancient
@@timohara7717 No, they either worked a piece on paid consignment, or had a wealthy patron who sponsored their living expenses (or both). This was where 'grants' started, ie, granted a living.
Flowing water was the one i could have never imagined in stone work.
All the work is brilliant ❤
This is not beautiful......... It's a MASTERPIECE
Sculpture is so underrated as an artform
I don’t think it’s underrated at all, it’s one of the most culturally significant medium there is. Tons of art history classes delve into their history and talk about it in depth
That’s because its the most expensive art form- right up with there metal sculptures.
@@stevenwall2010I'm talking about in popular culture
Ancient sculptures are sensational, it's incredible to stop and think that such a beautiful work was made in such an ancient time of humanity!
Ancient? Four or 500 years ago isn't really ancient.
these aren't ancient tho this is art ranging from 1500-1800
When I used the term "ancient" it didn't mean that the work in question needed to be extremely old, I was just referring to the fact that these sculptures were made in a time without current technologies
@@LuisAgroTech although thats not the actual definition of the term
@@connesuir This term is subjective, something that may be considered old by someone may not correctly fit their opinion of how this term should be used
Immortal genius.
The Release From Deception is probably my favorite marble sculpture from that particular time period. The craftsmanship of the rope is absolutely mind blowing. If I ever return to Italy, I will not leave until I have made sure to see it in person.
Even before I became an adult, I thought sculptures and art in general was far more detailed than what we see today. Some of thr sculptures even look petrified. As if they at one time like u and I, then all of a sudden were turned to stone. The details of the net are impeccable.
Unfortunately, theres far less many Rich people willing to take in artists as their patrons nowadays, so artists quite literally dont have the means to create pieces like these anymore. Art Is dying and its certainly not Artists' fault.
People really think artists nowadays can't do stuff like this, but I think it's pretty obvious why. People used to be paid to make sculptures like this, and their life was just eating, sleeping, and keeping on working on the sculpture for years until it was finished and got to make another one. Getting the materials for such sculptures would take a ridiculous amount of money and time, any artist could make an extremely detailed sculpture if they had the resources and the knowledge. Artists have not only changed their art, but the way of making it, and in modern society, people can't afford to just eat, sleep and carve all day.
When people talk about excesses of artists, about artists being truly obsessed, and about artistic inspiration emanating from something truly, truly alien & undefined... they truly are talking about sculpturists & their mad & beautiful outworking of their efforts & obsession.
Only 7 years is absolutely crazy!
Also in India there are soo many tempels that surprises you as they are made of just a single big stone 😊 India 🇮🇳...jai hind...
The lace, the netting, the veil...the toes! Such gorgeous pieces!
European arts,,architecture fabulous❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
*Italian (all but one of these sculptures are Italian)
It's in Europe tho? Or am I mistaken and it's actually in Africa?@@milena39
@@milena39 Bro, Europe's art as a whole is fabulous, no one said Italian art isn't wonderful but there are more to Europe's art than just Italian's
@@feelingsfeelings.2848 everything in this video is Italian though
@@aureliano_37 The comments didn't say this video specifically though?
These sculptures are… breathtakingly stunning
Look at Laikoon and his sons, a statue from 400 bc, amazing - look at the toes, the veins, the faces - the pain.
Cool thing about David, if you check out his arm with the way he’s flexing his hand, a small muscle pops on his forearm. That muscle only pops out when you have trained and flex the pinky. Lord what talent we lost, none compare.
I still believe the Statue of David is the most stunning piece of artwork ever. It is such a beautiful and incredibly complex rendition of a human body, the level of detail is absolutely stunning.
i love this channel omg
🙌🙌🙌
Simply wonderful..
I adore all of the videos that you create, thank you for sharing history it’s wonderful learning it from your channel! Thank you for everything you do!!
I’m so happy you enjoy!!
always gets me the muscle in david’s wrist that is only flexed when the pinkie finger is pulled in in real life, and Michelangelo was able to recognise that and put it in his work.
a lot of these sculptures not even lasers today can repeat....its that good
And all made without any mistakes?
Absolutely amazing.
India and SE Asia have some masterworks as well.
I think they made mistakes, but they had to adept to them. If you wanna see a great statue, look at the statue of Laikoon and his sons.
For us, the work is always perfect, but probably not for the artist. That's the crazy thing. I saw a documentary about the statue of David, there was a lot that Michalengelo was unhappy with, but he made the best of everything. Statues are the greatest art, not modern art, but classical Greek - it's fantastic to see. No wonder they created the myth of Medusa, if you met her gaze you turned to stone - they had artists who captured man in marble.
Not good ones. Mainly just buddhist and ancient religious ones. Not as detailed as European.
@@user-tq2og9cw7q Well, all these statues are actually modern, there's a difference between modern and contemporary. Fun fact about Michelangelo, he once said "I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free"
Please just say SEA
Asian art look like kids drawings compared to European art
Catholic art is amazing.
Any art is, unlike the money laundering ones today 😂
@@Lqg7379 To me, it's the best.
The dedication that came from the creator was crazy.
i love the details, this is where the Academic style of drawing is used for one for carved marble statues and classical realism portraits, landscapes and everything else. I went to college for this. if you love this style and want to practice it the copy online is called Charles Bargue Drawing Course. love your shorts!
I absolutely adore art history and the theosophy behind the creations. Visiting art museums is one of my favorite things to do and I'm so thankful to have come across your channel.
That’s chilling, the water detail blows my mind.
Astounding talent..beauty that moves one to tears...
Holy what I’d give to have that kind of patience in art… love your channel ❤❤
🤯 Each sculpture absolutely blew me away! 🫢
I'm still gob-smacked, over the _"water"_ FLOWING GENTLY over the subject's *_"toes"_* of the sculpture shown in the very first image.
How is it possible tho?
The sculptor not only envisioned the optimal outcome of the sculpture and they also *_meticulously_* planned out each step of the process including every individual chisel movement, and they decided how to achieve this photo realistic level of representation of *form* & *objects.*
This is beautifully insane levels of realism... I have no words anymore 😮
Majority of the world doesn’t understand just how impressive and amazing this work is.
Indian sculptures were something else with so much accuracy of the human body
European scupltres are better
@@hopeundertheblacksun bullshit
Ae ae ae stop art is art...there is no need to criticize one to praise the other it is perfectly alright to enjoy any type of art.
@@Benelux_VR show me an example of an Indian sculpture that's better than the David
@@vediikalakar5043 spoken like a true artist 🥹
You're right art is art
Funny fact this melody is from a Rammstein song
I love rammstein. This song is really cool.
I thought so! Nebel. Then I thought maybe Rammstein had covered some classical piece of music but not that I can find
I for one am stoked the prettiest part of this song is a meme sound now. I get to hear it more ❤
I was waiting for the drop
EINS!!! du duuuu du SOOONNEE!!
its so magical
some of them especially the one with lace is from the cemetery in Genoa Italy...if you google pictures its unbelievable how skillful these artists were back in 19th century....some people went to Genoa and you can find those videos on RUclips.
Indian temples-see ana SEARCH
1 kailash temple
2 HAMPI
3 Taj mahal
4 khajuraho
5 ajanta ellora caves
6 karnatka temples
7 orissa sun temple
And so on in Rajasthan,Southern india,Andhra pradesh-Countless miracles -Stone carved whole rocks carved into fine sculptures, like cutted through candle wax!!❤❤
😂😂😂😂 taj Mahal 🤣🤣 British inspired
In my experience, learning even just the basics can really open your eyes and allow you to appreciate art more. Whether that be digital art, sculpting, painting, writing, etc.,knowing how it works makes me feel even more impressed at other's work.
Those veiny hands 🤯 i am a girl and i have veiny hands the attention to details by these sculptors is so good.
Well thank f**** for that without them your hand would rot and fall of /s
Only SpongeBob could truly compete with this.
Absolutely beautiful!
The details are amazing and beautiful
Amen✝️
David used that hand more often than his left 😭🙏🏽
Why doesn't anyone make art in the old ways anymore?😢
because it takes time, patience and talent.
People keep doing things like that, you just haven't looked hard enough. At that time you couldn't do anything other than that, it had to be religious or mythological and stylized almost realistic. For just over 100 years, artists have been able to experiment and do anything. There is still art like that, only now there is more stuff
You need to look in the right places as I say "Nowadays you wouldn't find art in a museum but money laundering"
First off, there are. Secondly, the reason there's are fewer pieces with this level of detail coming out is because NO ONE IS PAYING. These artists were incredibly well funded and celebrated. They didn't have to worry about food or bills, they had people handling that for them. And because of that, they were able to put years of dedication into these pieces. These days? If someone spent 7 years on a commissioned piece, they'd be sued or just not paid. It's a struggle to get people to pay $15 for paintings, good luck finding someone to fund you for the next few years while you chisel a block of marble into a masterpiece.
@bloodaonadeline8346 bro still it happens, interest can guide admirers to such art pieces still now
I think you should also cover the other sculpture detailed forms such as Indians or Combodia temple.
Yes hindu and Buddhist temples
Spot the Hindu nationalist!
@@machirim2805 man not as a Hindu Nationalist but as a lover of art.
I have thoroughly studied and enjoyed the Early Saxon and later Roman engineered buildings.
I have a great interest in designing and the wisdom in stabilizing that design.
As a result I have studied Indian art and artitecture. If I say that Romans are engineer then Indians are Artistic Mathematicians , it would not be wrong.
I suggest you should also study other countries past or belief overstepping the cultural boundaries and understand them.
Moreover if you gave any doubt or misconceptions about Indian history or in their religion, you can ask me.
Just European scultures and art❤
Italian
Bro 😅 wdym 'just'
For example look at Indian art,
veins, veils etc that too craved out of hard granite, not soft marble,
Rotating pillars,
Even carrying a complete outsider large asf rock on a tall asf temple tops and carving it beautifully
@@Devlina-ej6ob I think they meant that they love "just European art in general". Not that only Europe can produce such exquisite work. I could be wrong, though.
@@milena39Italy is apart of Europe, Genius
But Europe is not a country
It’s like you just woke up one morning and said; “I’m going to repeatedly expose people to the most beautiful expressions of art. Everyday. Like it’s my job. “
Thank you Mae.
I'm pretty sure they used water while they worked it helps with the sculpting process
Modern art: tapes a banana to a wall, “ah yes, this is the pinnacle of human creativity and skill.”
🤣🤣🤣🤣for real🤣🤣🤣🤣 Or the white canvas with one big black spot.
Art collector:
“This is the depth of the human soul in all its anguish & with all its complexities.”
Me:
“It’s an F’ng dot!”
Ahh wonderful. Reminds me of the kailasa mandir in Maharashtra india which is carved out of a single rock upside down with intricacies
Simply phenomenal
If you guys think this is marvelous just take a look at Ancient Indian Hindu temples especially the ones in south India , you guys might as well not believe it's real . The amount of detail the ancient sculpters put effortlessly makes you wonder what is life
I was searching for this 😭😭
Yes, and some of them seem inexplicable! Seen many interesting things on Praveen Mohans channel showing these many temples and sculptures
Pakistan has such temples too and are much more detailed you should check them out ❤
Never heard of this, thank you ❤
Exactly 💯
I am mesmerized every single time I see those statues. It's just unbelievable. Stunning. ❤
The release from deception is not a piece that stands out for its aesthetics, it is rigorous, cold and boring, but it is a masterpiece of marble carving due to that not so simple detail of the net, which is sublime .
Now this is art, not some buckets of sand falling
what are the names of the Books you have!
Folio society (empire of the near east collection), mythology books from the leather-bound Barnes and Noble collection, Illiad and Odyssey (can’t remember the edition, I’m get back to you once I get back home) plus other books, I can make a book tour at some point if you’re interested!
Medusa was real
"fresh" lawn ornaments, anyone?
This why I love art. The details on an amazing piece will blow you away.
There was one (forgot which) that was so detailed that it captured the muscle flex in the forearm when you contract your pinky/ ring finger. It doesn’t show when it’s relaxed.
It’s David by Michelangelo!
ppl don't understand, one slightly wrong swing with too much force and those statues have to be started all over
I watch your content everyday for the art that is you 🎉😊
they're so realistic, the detail is fantastic~~~~~~~~ !
Older Sculptures are one of the things I enjoy looking at as a medium. Like it takes a fuck ton of time and patience to get every little detail down and the longer you appreciate these works the more you seem to notice that they went so damn hard on everything.
You must have to take a look at ancient Indian craftsmanship
How were people able to do this?! I cannot even imagine the patience these people had
They were trained from childhood and took several years if not decades to complete these works. These weren’t just regular artists; they were the 1% of the best of the best
The level of skill it took to make just ONE of these. It amazes me that these guys would crank them out like batches of cookies.
No talent like that exists anymore. It’s amazing ❤
'How many times did you spent to make those sculptures?"
Yes
The Greek sculptors were on a whole other level. I don’t think any other civilisation even came close to their masterful techniques.
❤❤❤ Beautiful!!! Thank you for this channel!!! I could spend months looking at your work and it wouldn’t be enough time ❤
The age of sculptors during the construction these art is too much incredible.
Saw this decades ago. The detail is......
INSANE! Its insane.
European art is in another level
Cover south indian architecture too... They r way astonishing!
This level of art work is beyond belief.
There are people that live their entire lives mastering their character
THIS is art.
My dad always said it’s crazy how *ROCK* sculptures are so detailed the cloth looks like it’s soft and shiny
I reallllly love these shorts
How is this even possible?! Mesmerising
I absolutely love ancient art
I'm so grateful to have seen David with my own eyes in Florence. The moment you enter the exhibit, its sheer size stuns you.
The fact that he was a turtle makes this 10 times more impressive
Imagine if someone accidentaly broke a bit of the marble net lmao