Gian lorenzo bernini architecture
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680)
Gian Lorenzo Bernini dominated the Roman art world of the seventeenth century, flourishing under the patronage of its cardinals and popes while also challenging contemporary artistic traditions.
Gian lorenzo bernini architecture
His sculptural and architectural projects reveal an innovative interpretation of subjects, use of forms, and combination of media. Forging a path for future artists, he played an instrumental role in establishing the dramatic and eloquent vocabulary of the Baroque style.
Sculptures
Gian Lorenzo first trained in the Roman workshop of his father Pietro, assisting with such sculptures as a pair of terms representing Spring and Fall in the guise of Flora and Priapus (1990.53.1; 1990.53.2).
The classically inspired Bacchanal: A Faun Teased by Children (1976.92), one of his first independent works, takes as its point of departure the Mannerist motif of interwoven figures.
A series of over-lifesize marble statues commissioned by Cardinal Scipione Borghese fo