Bernini

American  

[ber-nee-nee, ber-nee-nee] / bərˈni ni, bɛrˈni ni /

noun

1. Giovanni or Gian Lorenzo 1598–1680, Italian sculptor, architect, and painter.

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Bernini British  

/ berˈnini /

noun

1. Gian Lorenzo (dʒan loˈrɛntso). 1598–1680, Italian painter, architect, and sculptor: the greatest exponent of the Italian baroque

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Other Word Forms

• Berninesque adjective

Example Sentences

Outside, under the warm April sunshine, groups of joyous African pilgrims in flashy head wraps ate gelato by the Bernini fountain, seagulls circling overhead.

From BBC

The song was inspired by Bernini's baroque marble sculpture The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, which depicts a nun swooning in the presence of an angel.

From BBC

You're wandering through Ancient Rome, but here's Bernini, a burst of baroque.

From National Geographic

Just days ago, activists pressing for more action on climate change dumped black dye into the waters of a monumental fountain sculpted by Bernini at the foot of the Spanish Steps.

From Seattle Times

On Monday, Archbishop Gänswein, who is looked at with deep suspicion by allies of Francis, accepted the condolences of nuns, priests, Vatican firefighters and other faithful next to Bernini’s towering bronze Baldachin canopy.

From New York Times