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Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini) (December 7, 1598, Naples – November 28, 1680, Rome) was a pre-eminent Baroque sculptor and architect of 17th century Rome.
Early life and work
Bernini was born in Naples to a Florentine family. At the age of seven he accompanied his father Pietro Bernini, a capable Mannerist sculptor himself, to Rome.* Here the young prodigy's capabilities were soon noticed by the painter Annibale Carracci and by Pope Paul V, and Bernini could therefore begin work as an independent artist. His first works were inspired by Hellenistic sculpture of ancient Greece and imperial Rome he could study in the new seat.
Bernini's maturation into a master sculptor is evident in the Galleria Borghese
Under the patronage of Cardinal Scipione Borghese, a member of the then reigning papal family, young Bernini rapidly rose to prominence as a sculptor. Among these early works developed for the cardinal, were decorative pieces for the garden such as The Goat Amalthea with the Infant Zeus and a Faun and several allegorical busts such as the Damned Soul and Blessed Soul. In the 1620 he completed the bust of Pope Paul V. Scipione's villa chronicles his secular sculptures, with a series of masterpieces: More on [ Gian Lorenzo Bernini ]
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Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) - Brief biography of the Italian sculptor and architect from Information Roma.
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Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) - Portrait and biography of the Italian sculptor, architect and artist in the Web Gallery of Art, along with annotated galleries of his sculptures and paintings.
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Bernini, Gianlorenzo (1598-1680) - Biography of the dominating figure in Roman Baroque art in Great Buildings Online, with photographs and details of his architectural works.
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