Fine Things Well @rycbarmerlin - Tumblr Blog

From strangers to friends, friends into lovers, then strangers again

#a shy sketch from me #covid brain made me feel brave enough to post #because have you SEEN the ofmd art on here #incredible #mind blowing #ofmd #our flag means death #stede bonnet #edward teach #blackbeard #the gentleman pirate #ed x stede #gentlebonnet #blackbonnet #taika waititi #rhys darby #digital drawing #art as a hobby

nick-nellson

HEARTSTOPPER 3.04 Journey

#still one of my favourite heartstopper scenes 😭#heartstopper #nick nelson #tao xu

ehcahache

"This is Carlando, right? The famous alliance" –Spanish commentators after seeing Lando taking Carlos' slipstream

#lando norris #carlos sainz jr #carlos sainz #carlando #just them things 🫶

rylandsgrace

GOOD OMENS (2019 - 2026) I 1.03 // 3.01

#good omens #good omens 3 #ineffable husbands #good omens spoilers #good omens 3 spoilers

twyllodrus

Who do you think the best angel was? This one.

#good omens #aziraphale #crowley #ineffable husbands #good omens 3 #good omens spoilers

caffedinotte-deactivated2018020

not to be a nerd but it’s so crazy how he (Bernini) really did that from cold hard stone……. truly a spectacle, truly breathtaking, an honor to behold

dontgetmadgetmaddie

I think you should know he was 23 when he finished this and the ass gets a lot of attention but the hand on Persepina’s side/tummy is also exquisite

assignedfaggatbirth

before i saw the caption I knew that HAD to be bernini.

I try not to make sweeping statements but I think there’s a case to be made for bernini as the greater sculptor there’s ever been.

here’s his bust of costanza bonarelli

here’s apollo and daphne from the front, where she’s mostly human

from the back, where she’s mostly tree

and details

bogleech

this is the one art form I genuinely just cannot get my brain to accept as real. I’ve watched sped-up videos of it being done, read about it, seen in-progress marble statues and I still just can’t get it to sink in or stick. My mind doesn’t want to believe that any person has ever been able to start with a big block and break little bits off of it until it looks like a finely detailed person. At some point it has no recognizable shape and they still know where and how deep they should take a chip out of it that’ll still be the right decision 50,000 fucking chips later?!?

butteredtoastcrumbs

The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa has a hidden skylight for gold rays of actual light to shine down on their expressions and clothes and clouds.

kogiopsis

Hi yes I have been there and seen all of these IRL and I have some more pictures to share:

Insanely detailed feet with veins from “Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius”

Another foot from the same statue because a) he textured underside of the foot and the folds of skin in the arch and b) can you see the light coming through the thin marble between the toes?

One of the mouths of Cerberus from “The Rape of Prosperina”.

Prosperina/Persephone’s facial expression and HAIR TEXTURE

Hades’ hair as well - this man was entirely too good at making CURLS out of ROCK.

A (poorly lit) close-up on the tree textures from “Apollo and Daphne”.

Hand, sling, and rock from “David” which I think deserves to be at LEAST as well-known as Michelangelo’s. Saw them two days apart and I prefer Bernini, honestly.

Facial expression from “David” - I just love the character in this so much.

Kind of a weird angle but look at the texturing on the sling pouch!!!

We also got to see one of Bernini’s earliest works (possibly his very first) in the Uffizi; it’s not currently on display, unfortunately, but look at this:

Forgive the poor photo quality but. He was 14 when he carved this. FOURTEEN.

Man was a straight-up wizard.

In conclusion: if you get the chance to visit the Borghese Gallery in Rome (which has the most Bernini sculptures gathered in one place), do it. The “Ecstasy of St. Theresa” is in a church a short walk away from there, too, and well worth a visit. There are also several more Berninis in churches around Rome which can be visited for free or for a nominal donation! Just… be smarter than we were and make sure you’re not trying to visit them on days they have services.

cricketcat9

I agree, with a degree in art history, can’t wrap my brain around it either. It

’s definitely WIZARDRY.

#art

theseventhcrow55

one thing about me is that Iain De Caestecker's delivery of the line "because of what you did to me, i am damaged" is permanently seared into my brain

#so true #agents of shield #aos #leo fitz

enabuns

This is now my new favorite best friend duo

#good omens #absolutely yes

nondelphic

i love when people say "i’d read your book!" like girl me too unfortunately i haven’t written it yet because i am trapped in a cycle of procrastination and the feeling of impending doom

honeydropsoftea

I haven't been able to stop tearing up about Artemis II. How beautiful is this planet, this galaxy, this whole space? How beautiful is creation? How beautiful is it to see humans gather and celebrate science/STEM? To break records for mankind in being the farthest distance from Earth recorded?

Reid Wiseman, the commander of Artemis II, lost his wife Carroll in 2020 after a 5 year long breast cancer battle. But Carroll and their two daughters encouraged Reid to continue following his dreams of being an astronaut. Today, as they went around the moon, they announced one of the brightest moon craters to be named Carroll.

“It's a bright spot on the Moon. And we would like to call it Carroll."

What a day to be alive, to be human, to be part of this creation we call life.

(Image is astrophotographer Ildar Ibatullin colors are exaggerated to show the landscape and minerals of the moon. Thank you Artemis II crew and NASA, and everyone past and current, who has been able to give us this.)