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Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Italian sculptor and architect (–)
"Bernini" redirects here. For other uses, see Bernini (disambiguation).
Gian Lorenzo Bernini | |
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Self-portrait of Bernini, c., Galleria Borghese, Rome | |
| Born | Gian Lorenzo Bernini ()7 December Naples, Kingdom of Naples |
| Died | 28 November () (aged81) Rome, Papal States |
| Knownfor | Sculpture, painting, architecture |
| Notable work | David, Apollo and Daphne, The Rape of Proserpina, Fontana del Tritone |
| Movement | Baroque style |
| Patron(s) | CardinalScipione Borghese |
Gian Lorenzo (or Gianlorenzo) Bernini (, ; Italian:[ˈdʒanloˈrɛntsoberˈniːni]; Italian Giovanni Lorenzo; 7 December – 28 November ) was an Italian sculptor and architect.
While a major figure in the world of architecture, he was more prominently the leading sculptor of his age, credited with creating the Baroque style of sculpture.
As one scholar has commented, "What Shakespeare is to drama, Bernini may b