Born in Naples, he traveled with his father to Rome at the age of seven, and eventually caught the eye of Pope Paul V, whom he immortalized in a 1620 bust.
Born in Naples, he traveled with his father to Rome at the age of seven, and eventually caught the eye of Pope Paul V, whom he immortalized in a 1620 bust. Many of the sculptures his workshop created don't survive today, because they were made from marzipan and eaten at papal feasts. His lesser known surviving works include an Apollo and Daphne, featuring Daphne in the moment of metamorphosis, and a fully clothed David in motion. FTP, name this famous Baroque Italian architect, known today for his fountains, and Ecstasy of St Theresa.
Born in Naples, he traveled with his father to Rome at the age of seven, and eventually caught the eye of Pope Paul V, whom he immortalized in a 1620 bust.
Gian Lorenzo Bernini