Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Italian sculptor and painter (died 1680)

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Italian sculptor and architect (1598–1680)

Gian Lorenzo 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…