Gian lorenzo bernini biography summary

Gian Lorenzo Bernini (7 December 1598  -— 28 November 1680) was an Italian artist/sculpture who worked principally in Rome.

Bernini was the leading sculptor of his age and also a prominent architect.

Gian lorenzo bernini biography summary

A great student of classical art, he is credited with being a leading figure in creating the Baroque style of sculpture. Bernini’s sculptures are admired for his capacity to capture an almost shockingly realistic experience of humanity.

In addition to being a sculptor, he painted, wrote plays, and designed metalwork and stage sets.

He lived primarily in Rome and enjoyed the patronage of the Popes he lived under.

Bernini worked under Pope Gregory XV, and Pope Urban VIII.

Bernini and Architecture

Bernini was also a leading figure in the emergence of Roman Baroque architecture along with his contemporaries, the architect Francesco Borromini and the painter and architect Pietro da Cortona.

Early in their careers they had all worked at the same time at the Palazzo Barberini, init