Bernini's creative abilities and mastery in a range of artistic arenas define him as a uomo universale or Renaissance man. While a major figure in the world of architecture, he was more …

Dec 3, 2025 · Gian Lorenzo Bernini was an Italian artist, arguably the greatest sculptor of the 17th century, known for having developed the Baroque style of sculpture. Bernini is also known for …

Bernini was also a leading figure in the emergence of Roman Baroque architecture along with his contemporaries, the architect Francesco Borromini and the painter and architect Pietro da …

Oct 1, 2003 · Gian Lorenzo Bernini dominated the Roman art world of the seventeenth century, flourishing under the patronage of its cardinals and popes while also challenging contemporary …

Bernini was born in Naples in 1598, the son of a Florentine sculptor, Pietro Bernini. His precocious talent was manifested in a series of sculptures made for Cardinal Scipione Borghese.

Gian Lorenzo Bernini 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...

Dec 31, 2025 · Gian Lorenzo Bernini died in 1680 at the age of 81, having served under eight popes. His death marked the end of an era, but his legacy shaped centuries of art and …

Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini; December 7, 1598 – November 28, 1680) was a pre-eminent Baroque sculptor and architect of seventeenth-century Rome.

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Dec 3, 2025 · Gian Lorenzo Bernini - Baroque Art, Sculpture, Architecture: Bernini’s most spectacular public monuments date from the mid-1640s to the 1660s.