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Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Bernini was an influential 17th century Italian artist and architect known for creating sculptures like Apollo and Daphne and The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa. He worked principally in Rome and was a leading sculptor of the Baroque period, credited with developing the Baroque style. In addition to sculpture, Bernini also painted, wrote plays, and designed metalwork, stage sets, and architectural structures like the Scala Regia.
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini
- 2. Introduction Gian LorenzoBernini was an Italian artist and a prominent architect who worked principally in Rome. He was the leading sculptor of his age, credited with creating the Baroque style of sculpture. In addition, he painted, wrote plays, and designed metalwork and stage sets.
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- 9. The Ecstasy ofSaint Teresa The sculpture was commissioned by a Venetian Cardinal. It completed in 1652. Region: Europe Date 1647–52 Period: 1400 CE - 1800 CE Material Marble, stucco, and gilt bronze Medium: Sculpture Dimensions H: 11 ft. 6 in. (3.5 m.) Location Cornaro Chapel, Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome, Italy
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- 23. Sources: Wikipedia Art Through Ages GoogleImages Submitted by: Marvi Imran Khan AR-030 Sarosh Khalid AR-029