His classically inspired sculptures include The Rape of Proserpina and Apollo and Daphne, which were executed for Cardinal Borghese.
His classically inspired sculptures include The Rape of Proserpina and Apollo and Daphne, which were executed for Cardinal Borghese. More extravagant works include a baldacchino over the high altar in St. Peter's Basilica and the Fountain of the Four Rivers. His masterpiece sits under a hidden window in the Cornaro Chapel, and shows an angel driving an arrow into the heart of a female mystic. For 10 points, name this Italian Baroque sculptor of The Ecstasy of St. Teresa.
His classically inspired sculptures include The Rape of Proserpina and Apollo and Daphne, which were executed for Cardinal Borghese.
Gianlorenzo {Bernini}