A short description of works and commissions of Gian.L.Bernini

2. Introduction
 Gian Lorenzo Bernini was an Italian artist
and a prominent architect who worked
principally in Rome.
 He was the leading sculptor of his
age, credited with creating the Baroque
style of sculpture.
 In addition, he painted, wrote plays, and
designed metalwork and stage sets.

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4. Commissions
Apollo and Daphne

5. Neptune and Triton

6. Medusa

7. Rape of Proserpina

8. Tomb of Pope Alexander VII

9. The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
 The sculpture was commissioned by a Venetian Cardinal.
 It completed in 1652.
 Region: Europe
 Date 1647–52
 Period: 1400 CE - 1800 CE
 Material Marble, stucco, and gilt bronze
 Medium: Sculpture
 Dimensions H: 11 ft. 6 in. (3.5 m.)
 Location Cornaro Chapel, Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome,
Italy

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15. David
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18. Scala Regia

19. Background
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20. Design and Structural
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22. Structure of Sacala

23. Sources:
Wikipedia
Art Through Ages
Google Images
Submitted by:
Marvi Imran Khan AR-030
Sarosh Khalid AR-029