Ep.3 Bernini, Costanza, and Sfregio

Weird, Wacky, & Wonderful Podcast

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.
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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