Artist: Gianlorenzo Bernini (1598 - 1680)
Nationality: Italian
Movement: Baroque
Media: Sculpture
Influences:

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: (60)
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Giovanni Domenico Rossi The Tomb of Urban VIII, after Gianlorenzo Bernini Engraving 17th century
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Head of Proserpina, Gianlorenzo Bernini (after) (Italy, 1598 - 1690)  (Artist), circa 1770-1800, White marble on giallo antico socle
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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
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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
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La chaire de saint Pierre by BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (d'après)
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Portrait of a Young Man
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Vue intérieure de l'église de Saint-Pierre de Rome (1729 en) by PEYRE Antoine François
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Buste d'homme d'après Bernini (18e siècle) by BOUCHARDON Edme ; BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (inspiré par)
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Buste de Scipion Borghèse vu de face (18e siècle) by BOUCHARDON Edme ; BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (inspiré par)
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Anges parmi les nuages : fragment de la chaire de Saint-Pierre du Vatican (18e siècle) by BOUCHARDON Edme ; BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (inspiré par)
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Fragment de la gloire qui surmonte la chaire de l'église Saint- Pierre (18e siècle) by BOUCHARDON Edme ; BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (inspiré par)
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Le Baptême du Christ by BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (attribué à)
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Fontaine soutenue par deux tritons (1806) by BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (attribué à)
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Bacchanal: A Faun Teased by Children, 17th century (ca. 1616-17) By Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680)Italian
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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 t
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Artist: artist unknown Title: Allegorical Still Life with Bernini"s Bust of Francis I d"Este Date:
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Etudes d'un lion couché, et d'autres figures, en soutien de fontaines (1806) by BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (attribué à)
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Etude de deux personnages sur des nuages, pour une commémoration by BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (d'après)
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Buste de Scipion Borghèse, vu de profil (18e siècle) by BOUCHARDON Edme ; BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (inspiré par)
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F. Bernini Portrait of Two Small Boys paint on ivory, gilt metal, glass 19th century
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Statue équestre de Constantin, à Rome (18e siècle) by BOUCHARDON Edme ; BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (inspiré par)
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Esquisse by BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (attribué à)
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Le tombeau du pape Urbain VIII (18e siècle) by BOUCHARDON Edme ; BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (inspiré par)
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Statue de saint Longin (18e siècle) by BOUCHARDON Edme ; BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (inspiré par)
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Allégorie de la Justice (18e siècle) by BOUCHARDON Edme ; BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (inspiré par)
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Allégorie de la Charité (18e siècle) by BOUCHARDON Edme ; BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (inspiré par)
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La Bienheureuse Lodovica Albertoni, sur un lit d'apparat (18e siècle) by BOUCHARDON Edme ; BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (inspiré par)
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Le Temps découvrant la Vérité (1793) by BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (d'après)
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Ange enlevant le prophète Habacuc (18e siècle) by BOUCHARDON Edme ; BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (inspiré par)
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Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini Design for a Church Altar pen and brown ink, gray wash, and graphite on laid paper 17th century
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Groupes d'anges : deux avec une tiare et des clefs, deux avec livre et épée (18e siècle) by BOUCHARDON Edme ; BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (inspiré par)
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Daniel dans la fosse aux lions (1793) by BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (d'après)
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Etude de fontaine, place Navone à Rome by BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (d'après)
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Mort de sainte Madeleine by BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (attribué à)
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Le Déluge (2e moitié 17e siècle ; 1er quart 18e siècle) by GAULLI Giovanni Battista ; BACICCIO (dit)
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Groupes d'anges : deux avec une tiare et des clefs, deux avec livre et épée (18e siècle) by BOUCHARDON Edme ; BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (inspiré par)
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Anges volant de la Gloire qui surmonte la chaire de saint Pierre (18e siècle) by BOUCHARDON Edme ; BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (inspiré par)
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Figure (1793) by BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (d'après)
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Extase d'une sainte by BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (d'après)
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Homme nu, à demi allongé sur des rochers (1806) by BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (attribué à)
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Deux figures drapées, debout by PASSERI Giuseppe ; BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (inspiré par)
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Saint Habacuc, assis dans une niche by BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (d'après)
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Allégorie de la Providence by PASSERI Giuseppe ; BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (inspiré par)
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Portrait d'homme (1793) by BERNINI Gian Lorenzo
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Deux amours endormis (18e siècle) by BOUCHARDON Edme ; BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (inspiré par)
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Saint Jérôme à genoux, de dos, en prières devant un crucifix by BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (d'après)
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Une femme tenant un enfant dans ses bras (18e siècle) by BOUCHARDON Edme ; BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (inspiré par)
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Homme nu, vu de face, les bras levés, s'apprêtant à frapper (1806) by BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (attribué à)
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Une femme à genoux, les mains sur la poitrine, en prière by PASSERI Giuseppe ; BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (inspiré par)
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Homme nu, debout, sur un socle : David by BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (d'après)
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Saint Jérôme à genoux devant un crucifix (1775) by BERNINI Gian Lorenzo
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Figure allégorique debout, drapée, avec un agneau et tenant un arc by PASSERI Giuseppe ; BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (inspiré par)
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Etudes de la tête d'un jeune homme endormi (18e siècle) by BOUCHARDON Edme ; BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (inspiré par)
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Saint André debout les mains jointes (18e siècle) by BOUCHARDON Edme ; BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (inspiré par)
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Buste de cardinal, main gauche sur la poitrine, dans une niche (18e siècle) by BOUCHARDON Edme ; BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (inspiré par)
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini - Head of Proserpina c. 1621 terracotta Cleveland Museum of Art Italian
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Vierge à l'Enfant et le petit saint Jean adorés par saint Charles Borromée by BERNINI Gian Lorenzo (attribué à)
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Buste du cardinal Escoubleau de Sourdis (1620 vers) by BERNINI Gian Lorenzo, BERNIN (dit)

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (8)
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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 ...
Simon Lee Gallery: Claudio Parmiggiani : New Work
In 1970, he exhibited his first 'Delocazioni', using powder, smoke and fire to make shadows and imprints on paper and board, combined with the subtle interplay of the architecture of the space created a sense of absence and uncertainty. The spirit...
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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