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    Gian Lorenzo Bernini

    Italian sculptor and architect (1598–1680)

    "Bernini" redirects here. For other uses, see Bernini (disambiguation).

    Gian Lorenzo Bernini

    Self-portrait of Bernini, c. 1623, Galleria Borghese, Rome

    Born

    Gian Lorenzo Bernini


    (1598-12-07)7 December 1598

    Naples, Kingdom of Naples

    Died28 November 1680(1680-11-28) (aged 81)

    Rome, Papal States

    Known forSculpture, painting, architecture
    Notable workDavid, Apollo and Daphne, The Rape of Proserpina, Fontana del Tritone
    MovementBaroque style
    Patron(s)CardinalScipione Borghese

    Gian Lorenzo (or Gianlorenzo) Bernini (, ; Italian:[ˈdʒanloˈrɛntsoberˈniːni]; Italian Giovanni Lorenzo; 7 December 1598 – 28 November 1680) 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.

    As one scholar