Artist: Gianlorenzo Bernini (1598 - 1680)
Nationality: Italian
Movement: Baroque
Media: Sculpture
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Biography:
Gian Lorenzo Bernini was born in Naples and received his early training from his father. His first bust was completed at the age of ten. Working in Rome, Bernini received sculptural and architectural commissions from many European royalties. In addition to these skills, he also painted and wrote comedies. Bernini remained in Rome until he turned sixty-six when King Louis XIV summoned him to France. A beloved artist and treated with the respect of royalty, Bernini received an elaborate burial in Rome upon his death in 1680.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (25)
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Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Giovanni Domenico Rossi, The Tomb of Urban VIII, after Gianlorenzo Bernini, 17th century
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Boy with a Dragon
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Gianlorenzo Bernini - Bust of the Savior 1679-1680 marble Chrysler Museum of Art Italian
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Gianlorenzo Bernini - Modello for the Moor 1653 terracotta Kimbell Art Museum Italian
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Portrait of a Young Man
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Gianlorenzo Bernini - Two Bozzetti for Angels on the Ponte Sant'Angelo: Angel with The Superscription and Angel with the Crown of Thorns 1667-69 terracotta Kimbell Art Museum Italian
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
F. Bernini, Portrait of Two Small Boys, 19th century
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Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, Design for a Church Altar, 17th century
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Giovanni Francesco Venturini, The Catedra Petri of Bernini (The throne of Peter by Bernini), plate 12 from the series Disegni di vari altari e cappelle nelle Chiese di Roma con le loro facciate, fianche, piante e misure (Drawings of altars and chapels in
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Bacchanal: A Faun Teased by Children, 17th century (ca. 1616-17) By Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680)Italian
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: artist unknown Title: Allegorical Still Life with Bernini"s Bust of Francis I d"Este Date:
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (il Grechetto), Portrait of a Man with Beard and Mustache, Wearing a Cap with Large Plume (Portrait of G.L. Bernini?), circa 1645 - 1650
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Andrea Le Jeune Scacciati, The Throne of St. Peter, after Bernini"s High Altar of St. Peter"s, The Vatican Rome, from the series Disegni originali d"eccelenti pittori..., 18th century
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini - Head of Proserpina c. 1621 terracotta Cleveland Museum of Art Italian
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini - Saints Andrew and Thomas before 1627 oil on canvas The National Gallery, London Italian
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini - Monsignor Francesco Barberini c. 1623 marble National Gallery of Art Italian
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Neptune and Dolphin
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
A Colonnade in Ruins, overdoor Hubert Robert (French, 1733-1808)Oil on canvas; 23 x 61 1/8
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Christ Cleansing the Temple
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Lake Albano and Castel Gandolfo, 1826-27 Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796-1875)Oil on paper, laid down on
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Modern Rome, 1757 Giovanni Paolo Panini (or Pannini) (Italian, Roman, 1691-1765)Oil on canvas; 67 3/4
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Three Goddesses
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Artist: Giovanni Giardini da Forli Title: Holy Water Stoup Date: about 1720 Medium: silver, gilt
Museum of Fine Arts -
Fan Italy, 1750-80 Skin leaf painted in gouache and ink; lacquered and gilt sticks; bone;
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Grand Prince Ferdinando de" Medici (1663-1713), Portrait Bust, 17th century (ca. 1683-85) Giovanni Battista Foggini

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (7)
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Victoria and Albert Museum: Earth and Fire: Italian Terracotta Sculpture From Donatello To Canova
A masterful control of material and a superb sense of artistry make Italian terracotta one of the most alluring and expressive art forms in history. The exhibition's great attraction lies in comparing models with finished works, demonstr...
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: Earth and Fire: Italian Terracotta Sculpture from Donatello to Canova to Canova
Earth and Fire has been organized by the MFAH and the Parnassus Foundation for exhibition exclusively in Houston and at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. This unprecedented exhibition documents for the first time the significance of terrac...
National Gallery of Victoria: Swish: Fashionable Melbourne of the 1950
The international influences of British Royalty, Hollywood and French fashion had a significant impact on Melbourne women in the 1950s. High profile Melbourne events, such as the Royal Tour in 1954 and the Olympic Games in 1956, also impacted on t...
Museum of Glass, International Center for Contemporary Art: Big Idea: The Maquettes of Robert Arneson
A 96-page, full-color catalogue accompanies the exhibition. It includes an essay by Dr. Daniel Rosenfeld, a Rodin specialist and former research fellow at Yale University. Rosenfeld was a curator at the Rhode Island School of Design and served as ...
Haus der Kunst: The Contest Between Painting and Sculpture: From Duerer to Daumier
Painting and sculpture as subjects of themselves have appeared openly in the allegorical personifications of Pictura and Sculptura, but also in the mythological representations of Apelles and the Christian representations of St. Luke painting the ...
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts: Triumphs of the Baroque: Architecture in Europe, 1600-1750
The Baroque style was born in Rome about 1630 and spread throughout Catholic Europe, then in a state of upheaval brought about by divisive religious conflicts. The Europe of the Hapsburgs was threatened by the rise of...
Philadelphia Museum of Art: The Splendor of 18th-Century Rome
A strong sense of their city's cultural centrality encouraged Rome's 18th-century civic and religious leaders to construct or embellish numerous churches, palaces, fountains, public plazas (piazze), gardens and gallerie...

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