Showing posts with label Sculptors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sculptors. Show all posts

Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680)

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Gian Lorenzo (or Gianlorenzo) Bernini (UK: /bɛərˈniːni/, US: /bərˈ-/, Italian: [ˈdʒan loˈrɛntso berˈniːni]; Italian Giovanni Lorenzo; 7 December 1598 – 28 November 1680) was an Italian sculptor and architect.[1]



Quotes·Quotations by Gian Lorenzo Bernini


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Self-portrait of Bernini, c. 1623, Galleria Borghese, Rome    

 


[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gian_Lorenzo_Bernini



Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519) was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect.[1]



Quotes·Quotations by Leonardo da Vinci


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This portrait attributed to Francesco Melzi, c. 1515–1518, is the only certain contemporary depiction of Leonardo.    

 


[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci