Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Definition
Gian Lorenzo Bernini was an Italian sculptor and architect who worked primarily in Rome. He is considered a leading figure in Baroque architecture.
Analogy
Consider Bernini as "Steven Spielberg" of Baroque architecture. Like Spielberg's movies are known for their distinctive storytelling style, Bernini's works are renowned for their dramatic intensity and theatrical settings.
Related terms
Baroque Architecture: An architectural style originating in late 16th-century Italy that took Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical way to express emotion through form.
St Peter's Basilica: One of Bernini’s most famous works; it's an Italian Renaissance church in Vatican City, the papal enclave within the city of Rome.
Ecstasy of Saint Teresa: A renowned sculpture by Bernini, located in the Cornaro Chapel of Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.
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- What is a long-term implication of Gian Lorenzo Bernini's "St. Peter's Basilica," considering its historical situation and audience?
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