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Bust of Carlo Antonio del Pozzo

Gian Lorenzo Bernini · 1622

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Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Italy · 1598–1680

Gian Lorenzo (or Gianlorenzo) Bernini was an Italian sculptor, architect, painter and city planner. Bernini's creative abilities and mastery in a range of artistic arenas define him as a uomo universale or Renaissance man. 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 has commented, "What Shakespeare is to drama, Bernini may be to sculpture: the first pan-European sculptor whose name is instantaneously identifiable with a particular manner and vision, and whose influence was inordinately powerful..." In addition, he was a painter (mostly small canvases in oil) and a man of the theatre: he wrote, directed and acted in plays (mostly Carnival satires), for which he designed stage sets and theatrical machinery. He produced designs as well for a wide variety of decorative art objects, including lamps, tables, mirrors, and even coaches.

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Bust of Carlo Antonio del Pozzo
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Bust of Carlo Antonio del Pozzo

Gian Lorenzo Bernini · 1622

Scottish National Gallery

Bust of Thomas Baker
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Bust of Thomas Baker

Gian Lorenzo Bernini · 1638

Victoria and Albert Museum

Saint Sebastian
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Saint Sebastian

Gian Lorenzo Bernini · 1617

Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum

Apollo and Daphne
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Apollo and Daphne

Gian Lorenzo Bernini · 1622

Chair of Saint Peter
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Chair of Saint Peter

Gian Lorenzo Bernini · 1647

St. Peter's Baldachin
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St. Peter's Baldachin

Gian Lorenzo Bernini · 1620

Damned Soul
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Damned Soul

Gian Lorenzo Bernini · 1619

Bust of Gabriele Fonseca
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Bust of Gabriele Fonseca

Gian Lorenzo Bernini · 1668

St Bibiana
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St Bibiana

Gian Lorenzo Bernini · 1624

Angel with the Superscription
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Angel with the Superscription

Gian Lorenzo Bernini · 1667

Angel with the Crown of Thorns
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Angel with the Crown of Thorns

Gian Lorenzo Bernini · 1660

Bust of Antonio Cepparelli
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Bust of Antonio Cepparelli

Gian Lorenzo Bernini · 1622

Charity with Four Children
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Charity with Four Children

Gian Lorenzo Bernini · 1627

Vatican Museums

Neptune and Triton
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Neptune and Triton

Gian Lorenzo Bernini · 1620

Victoria and Albert Museum

Four Rivers Fountain
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Four Rivers Fountain

Gian Lorenzo Bernini · 1640

The Rape of Proserpina
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The Rape of Proserpina

Gian Lorenzo Bernini · 1624

Triton Fountain
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Triton Fountain

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Works worth knowing

11 of Gian Lorenzo Bernini's works, and what makes each one worth a look.

Bust of Carlo Antonio del Pozzo
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Bust of Carlo Antonio del Pozzo

Gian Lorenzo Bernini · 1622

Scottish National Gallery

The Bust of Carlo Antonio del Pozzo is a sculptural portrait by the Italian artist Gianlorenzo Bernini. It is in the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh. Carlo Antonio was the Archbishop of Pisa and the uncle of the noted seventeenth-century collector, Cassiano del Pozzo, who commissioned Bernini to create the sculpture.

Bust of Thomas Baker
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Bust of Thomas Baker

Gian Lorenzo Bernini · 1638

Victoria and Albert Museum

The bust of Thomas Baker is a 1638 marble portrait sculpture created by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini, with much of the bust undertaken by a pupil of Bernini, probably Andrea Bolgi. It is currently held in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, who purchased the bust in 1921 for 1480 English guineas. Baker (1606–1658) was High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1657 and connected to the court of Charles I.

Saint Sebastian
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Saint Sebastian

Gian Lorenzo Bernini · 1617

Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum

Saint Sebastian is an early sculpture by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Executed in 1617 and 1618, it features the Christian martyr Saint Sebastian pinned to a tree, his flesh filled with arrows. It is smaller than life size.

Apollo and Daphne
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Apollo and Daphne

Gian Lorenzo Bernini · 1622

Apollo and Daphne is a life-sized marble sculpture by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini, which was executed between 1622 and 1625. It is regarded as one of the artistic marvels of the Baroque age. The statue is housed in the Galleria Borghese in Rome, along with several other examples of the artist's most important early works.

Chair of Saint Peter
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Chair of Saint Peter

Gian Lorenzo Bernini · 1647

The Chair of Saint Peter (Latin: Cathedra Petri), also known as the Throne of Saint Peter, is a relic conserved in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. The relic is a wooden throne that tradition claims belonged to the Apostle Saint Peter, the leader of the Early Christians in Rome and first Pope, and which he used as Bishop of Rome.

St. Peter's Baldachin
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St. Peter's Baldachin

Gian Lorenzo Bernini · 1620

Peter's Baldachin is a large Baroque sculpted bronze canopy, technically called a ciborium or baldachin, over the high altar of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the city-state and papal enclave surrounded by Rome, Italy. The baldachin is at the center of the crossing, and directly under the dome of the basilica.

Charity with Four Children
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Charity with Four Children

Gian Lorenzo Bernini · 1627

Vatican Museums

Charity with Four Children also called Charity With Four Putti is a sculpture by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Executed between 1627 and 1628, the work is housed in the Vatican Museums in Vatican City. The small terracotta sculpture represents Charity breast-feeding a child, with three other children playing.

Neptune and Triton
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Neptune and Triton

Gian Lorenzo Bernini · 1620

Victoria and Albert Museum

Neptune and Triton is an early sculpture by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. It is housed in the Victoria and Albert Museum of London and was executed c. Carved from marble, it stands 182.2 cm (71.7 in) in height.

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