Bernini, Giovanni Lorenzo
Born: Dec 07, 1598 AD
Died: 1680 AD, at 81 years of age.
Nationality: Italian
Categories: Architects, Painters, Sculptor
Died: 1680 AD, at 81 years of age.
Nationality: Italian
Categories: Architects, Painters, Sculptor
Baroque architect, painter, and sculptor
1598 - Born on the 7th of December in Naples, Italy.
1605 - At the age of seven he accompanied his father to Rome.
His early works for the cardinal were decorative pieces for the garden such as The Goat Amalthea with the
Infant Zeus and a Faun.
1620 - Completed the bust of Pope Paul V. Scipione's collection in situ at the Borghese gallery.
His architectural design is the great colonnade of St. Peters.
His progress through France was a triumphal procession.
He was most liberally rewarded by the great monarch.
Page last updated: 10:52am, 10th Feb '07
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Selected Drawings of Gian Lorenzo Bernini by Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (Paperback - Jun 25, 1977) |
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Drawings by Gianlorenzo Bernini, From the Museum der Bildenden Kunste by Irving Lavin (Paperback - Jul 25, 1981) |
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Gianlorenzo Bernini: New Aspects of His Art and Thought/Book and 2 Records (Monographs on the Fine Arts) (Hardcover - Nov 25, 1985) |
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Drawings by Gianlorenzo Bernini, From the Museum der Bildenden Kunste by Irving Lavin (Paperback - Jul 25, 2008) |
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Gianlorenzo Bernini. Die Papst- und Herrscherporträts. Zum Verhältnis von Bildnis und Macht by Philipp Zitzlsperger (Paperback - Feb 1, 2002) |
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The World of Bernini, 1598-1680, by Robert, Wallace (Hardcover - Jun 25, 1970) |
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