num_pages: 320
description: Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) was the most influential sculptor of his age. Inventive and skilled, he virtually created the Baroque style. In his religious sculptures he excelled at capturing movement and extreme emotion, uniting figures with their setting to create a single conception of overwhelming intensity that expressed the fervour of Counter-Reformation Rome. Intensity and drama also characterize his portraits and world-famous Roman fountains.
language: English
title: Bernini: The Sculptor of the Roman Baroque
titlecomplete: Bernini: The Sculptor of the Roman Baroque
genres: Art and Photography, History, Italy, Reference, Art History, Nonfiction, Art
ratings_count: 146
publisher: Phaidon Press