Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Italian sculptor and architect
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini was an Italian sculptor and architect. 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. Wikipedia
Born: December 7, 1598, Naples, Italy
Died: November 28, 1680 (age 81 years), Rome, Italy
Place of burial: Basilica Papale di Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Italy
Period: Baroque
Siblings: Luigi Bernini, Dorotea Bernini, Eugenia Bernini, and more
Children: Domenico Bernini
On view: Harvard Art Museums, Borghese Gallery and Museum, National Gallery of Art, and more
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