Gian Lorenzo Bernini
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th and 18th Centuries
- Categories: Arts, Architecture
- Subcategories: Sculpture, Sculptors, Architects
- Curriculum: Italian History, 17th Century European History
Article abstract: The sculpture and architecture of Bernini are considered to be among the most complete expressions of the thought and feeling of the Counter-Reformation. He is also one of the most representative practitioners of the High Baroque style.
Early Life
Although born in Naples, Gian Lorenzo Bernini was largely reared in Rome, where his father, Pietro, a minor Florentine sculptor, had obtained employment on the decorative program of Pope Paul V. The young Bernini was, by all accounts, a child prodigy who showed an early aptitude for his...
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