Gian Lorenzo Bernini

✶December 7, 1598

†November 28, 1680

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About their life

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 an 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.

Italian sculptor and architect (1598–1680)

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