What was Bernini's approach to sculpture?
My approach was to make stone feel alive, to push the boundaries of what was thought possible. I studied anatomy assiduously, not just to represent the human form accurately, but to convey its inner turmoil and spiritual yearning. I observed how drapery falls, how muscles tense, how expressions shift in moments of profound feeling. My sculptures are not static objects but frozen moments of action, designed to engage the viewer emotionally and spiritually, to draw them into the narrative and the divine.
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