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-'''Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini''' ([[December 7]], [[1598]] – [[November 28]], [[1680]]) was a [[pre-eminent]] [[Baroque sculpture|Baroque sculptor]] and architect of 17th century [[Rome]], best-known for his marble sculptures the ''[[Ecstasy of St Theresa]]''[http://www.flickr.com/photos/jahsonic/1566710791/] and the ''[[Beata Ludovica Albertoni]]''[http://www.flickr.com/photos/jahsonic/3068431608/]. +'''Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini''' ([[December 7]], [[1598]] – [[November 28]], [[1680]]) was a [[pre-eminent]] [[Baroque sculpture|Baroque sculptor]] and architect of 17th century [[Rome]], best-known for his marble sculptures the ''[[Ecstasy of St Theresa]]''[http://www.flickr.com/photos/jahsonic/1566710791/], ''[[The Rape of Proserpina|The Rape of Proserpina]]'' and the ''[[Beata Ludovica Albertoni]]''[http://www.flickr.com/photos/jahsonic/3068431608/].
==Selected works== ==Selected works==
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* ''[[Bust of Monsignor Pedro de Foix Montoya]]'' (c. 1621) <small>- Marble, life-size, [[Santa Maria di Monserrato]], [[Rome]]</small> * ''[[Bust of Monsignor Pedro de Foix Montoya]]'' (c. 1621) <small>- Marble, life-size, [[Santa Maria di Monserrato]], [[Rome]]</small>
* ''[[Neptune and Triton (Bernini)|Neptune and Triton]]'' (1620) <small>- Marble, height 182,2 cm, [[Victoria and Albert Museum]], [[London]]</small> * ''[[Neptune and Triton (Bernini)|Neptune and Triton]]'' (1620) <small>- Marble, height 182,2 cm, [[Victoria and Albert Museum]], [[London]]</small>
-* ''[[# The Rape of Proserpina|The Rape of Proserpina]]'' (1621-1622) <small>- Marble, height 295 cm, [[Galleria Borghese]], [[Rome]]</small>+* ''[[The Rape of Proserpina|The Rape of Proserpina]]'' (1621-1622) <small>- Marble, height 295 cm, [[Galleria Borghese]], [[Rome]]</small>
* [[Fontana del Tritone]] (1624-1643) <small>- Travertine, over life-size, [[Piazza Barberini]], [[Rome]]</small> * [[Fontana del Tritone]] (1624-1643) <small>- Travertine, over life-size, [[Piazza Barberini]], [[Rome]]</small>
* [[Tomb of Pope Urban VIII]] (1627-1647) <small>- Golden bronze and marble, figures larger than life-size, [[St. Peter's Basilica|Basilica di San Pietro]], [[Vatican City]]</small> * [[Tomb of Pope Urban VIII]] (1627-1647) <small>- Golden bronze and marble, figures larger than life-size, [[St. Peter's Basilica|Basilica di San Pietro]], [[Vatican City]]</small>

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Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (December 7, 1598 – November 28, 1680) was a pre-eminent Baroque sculptor and architect of 17th century Rome, best-known for his marble sculptures the Ecstasy of St Theresa[1], The Rape of Proserpina and the Beata Ludovica Albertoni[2].

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Bernini's activity as a painter was a sideline which he did mainly in his youth. Despite this his work reveals a sure and brilliant hand, free from any trace of pedantry. He studied in Rome under his father, Pietro, and soon proved a precocious infant prodigy. His work was immediately sought after by major collectors.

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