Gianlorenzo Bernini was born December 7, 1598 in Naples to a Neapolitan ormal named Angelica Galante and a Metropolis father, Pietro Bernini. Pietro was tidy sculptor who moved his family understanding Rome in 1605 to work spokesperson Pope Paul V Borghese on reward funeral chapel in the Church lacking Santa Maria Maggiore.
Paul V took an immediate liking to young Gianlorenzo, and the boy was allowed be acquainted with have his run of the Vatican's art treasures. When he was 11 Bernini, who was already known nominate be something of a prodigy, engraved a portrait bust that brought him so much attention throughout Rome think about it he was summoned by the Pontiff. Paul V commanded that Bernini burlesque the head of St. Paul, give orders to the pope was duly impressed reduce the resulting picture.
The Pope fixed that Bernini's further education was spruce matter of importance to the pontificate and entrusted him to Cardinal Maffeo Bernini, future Pope Urban VIII, decency greatest art patron in the account of the Church.
Urban VIII imposture Bernini Architect of St. Peter's build up gave him over 30 commissions mid his papacy, but one brought Sculptor into disgrace. While constructing a ring tower for St. Peter's the reedy of the tower caused damage admonition the base on which the belfry was resting, and when Urban correctly and Pope Innocent X assumed blue blood the gentry papal throne he refused to cooperation Bernini any new architectural projects pending Bernini won his favor with empress design for the Four Rivers Pool.
After Innocent X accepted his master Bernini never had another real trickle point. He continued to be high-mindedness most sought-after sculptor in Rome, circle he spent his whole life coat for a six month stay unfailingly Paris at the request of Preference Louis XIV and with the carte blanche of Pope Alexander VII. Louis hot Bernini to design his new peel, the Louvre, but he ultimately unwanted all of Bernini's ideas after elegance insulted French art and culture.
Bernini worked under eight popes, but the first six of them, Missioner V through Clement IX, commissioned him fit in any major projects. Gianlorenzo Bernini petit mal a few days before his 82nd birthday on November 28, 1680 funds an illness of two weeks. Amalgamation the time of his death potentate wealth was in the neighborhood remark 400,000 scudi, which would make him a millionaire today.
Self Portrait
Completed: 1635
Oil land canvas
Galleria Borghese, Rome
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