bernini made love and creation the key to his chapel.michael wood] baroque architecture follows different laws from those of antiquity and the renaissance. gone is equillibrium and logic. instead, the framework seems to move. boundaries seem to melt and walls to dance. the stone seems to bend itself to the will of the architect. the most willful architect of them all was francesco borromini. saint ivo della sapienza is borromini's masterpiece. his architecture is intellectually complex, a startling amalgam of mathematics and fantasy. he knew the history of architecture d drew upon the past boldly and freely. the facade curves in, but the dome above it curves out, presenting the beholder with a dramatic contrast. using a symmetry so odd that it seems almost asymmetrical, he opposes convex and concave arcs. the result is that the building itself seems to be alive and pulsating. borromini's work emphasized one of the central teachings of the roman catholic church in the 17th century. salvation could not be attained by reason alone, nor by s

bernini's david is textbook baroque. bursting with life, david's body, wound like a spring, and lips pursed as he prepares to slay the giant, shows the determination of the age. bernini was just 25 when he sculpted this, and the face of davis his. caravaggio tackled the same topic on canvas. grabbing an opportunity to shock his viewers, the artist caravaggio also sneaks in a self-portrait -- this time as the head of goliath. in keeping with the baroque age, berninirape of persephone packs an emotional punch. persephone's entire body seems to scream for help as pluto drags his catch into the underworld. his three-headed dog howls triumphantly. bernini's apollo chasing daphne is a highlight. apollo, happily wounded by cupid's arrow, chases daphne, who's saved by turning into a tree. in typical baroque style, bernini captures the instant when, just as apollo is about to catch daphne, her fingers turn to leaves. her toes sprout roots. and apollo is in for one rude surprise. this statue, as much air as stone, makes a supernat