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Gian Lorenzo
Bernini
Italian painter, draftsman, sculptor, architect, designer, restorer & playwright
born 1598- died 1680

Born in: Naples (Napoli, Campania, Italy)
Died in: Rome (Lazio, Italy)

Also known as:
Cavaliere Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, Jean Laurent Bernin, Dzh

Nationality:
Italian

Student of:
Pietro Bernini (1562-1629)

Teacher of:
Giacomo Antonio Fancelli (1619-1671), Carlo Pellegrini (1605-1645)

Son of:
Pietro Bernini (1562-1629)

Assisted by:
Giuliano Finelli (1601-1653), Carlo Fontana (1634-1714), Lazzaro Morelli (1608-1690), Antonio Raggi (1624-1686)

Worked with:
Francesco Borromini (1599-1667)

Patronized by:
Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626-1689), Paolo Giordano Orsini II (1591-1656), Urban VIII, Pope (1568-1644)

Rival of:
Alessandro Algardi (1598-1654)

Patron of:
Urban VIII, Pope (1568-1644)

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1648-1651
Marble
Piazza Navona (Rome, Italy)

Added: 2001-10-10
The Four Rivers Fountain
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The Chair of Saint Peter

1657-1666
Marble, bronze, stucco
San Pietro (Rome, Italy)

Added: 2001-10-10
The Chair of Saint Peter
The Chair of Saint Peter [detail]

1657-1666
Marble, bronze, stucco
San Pietro (Rome, Italy)

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Tomb of Pope Urban VIII

1627-1647
Golden bronze and marble
Basilica di San Pietro (Vatican, Holy See (Vatican City State))

Added: 2001-10-10
Tomb of Pope Urban VIII
Tomb of Pope Urban VIII [detail]

1627-1647
Golden bronze and marble
Basilica di San Pietro (Vatican, Holy See (Vatican City State))

Added: 2001-10-10
Tomb of Pope Urban VIII [detail]
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Apollo and Daphne

1622-1625
Marble
Galleria Borghese (Rome, Italy)

Added: 2001-10-10
Apollo and Daphne
Apollo and Daphne [detail]

1622-1625
Marble
Galleria Borghese (Rome, Italy)

Added: 2001-10-10
Apollo and Daphne [detail]
David

1623-1624
Marble
Galleria Borghese (Rome, Italy)

Added: 2001-10-10
David
Tomb of Pope Urban VIII [detail]

1627-1647
Marble
Basilica di San Pietro (Vatican, Holy See (Vatican City State))

Added: 2002-04-22
Tomb of Pope Urban VIII [detail]
The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa

1647-1652
Marble
Cappella Cornaro, Santa Maria della Vittoria (Rome, Italy)

Added: 2001-10-10
The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
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