Bernini, Gianlorenzo (Giovanni Lorenzo)
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Bernini, Gianlorenzo (Giovanni Lorenzo)
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, designed by Italian painter and architect Gianlorenzo Bernini, in Piazza Navona, Rome. The fountain is crowned by an Egyptian obelisk, and the four marble figures symbolize the four major rivers known in the world at the time. It is considered Bernini\'s most dramatic and spectacular work. It stands in front of the church of Sant\'Agnese in Agone (begun in 1652), which was designed by Italian baroque architect Francesco Borromini.', copy:'(Image © The Art Archive/RAMC Historical Museum/Harper Collins Publishers)'});)
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Italian sculptor, architect, and painter. He was a leading figure in the development of the baroque style. His work in Rome includes the colonnaded piazza in front of St Peter's Basilica (1656), fountains (as in the Piazza Navona), and papal monuments. His sculpture includes The Ecstasy of St Theresa (1645–52; Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome), and numerous portrait busts.
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