Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

1598 1680

Italian sculptor and architect (1598–1680)

Gian Lorenzo Bernini was an Italian sculptor, architect, painter and city planner. 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 prominently the leading sculptor of his age, credited with creating the Baroque style of sculpture.

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