Bernini

[ ber-nee-nee; Italian ber-nee-nee ]

/ bərˈni ni; Italian bɛrˈni ni /

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noun

Gio·van·ni

[jee-uh-vah-nee; Italian jaw-vahn-nee] /ˌdʒi əˈvɑ ni; Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni/ or Gian

[jahn] /dʒɑn/ Lo·ren·zo

[luh-ren-zoh; Italian law-ren-dzaw], /ləˈrɛn zoʊ; Italian lɔˈrɛn dzɔ/, 1598–1680, Italian sculptor, architect, and painter.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Bernini

Ber·ni·nesque

[bur-ni-nesk, ber-], /ˌbɜr nɪˈnɛsk, ˌbɛr-/, adjective

Words nearby Bernini

bernicle goose, Bernie, Bernina, Bernina Alps, Bernina Pass, Bernini, Bernoulli, Bernoulli distribution, Bernoulli effect, Bernoulli equation, Bernoulli's law

How to use Bernini in a sentence

Imagine if Vermeer had painted portraits of Rubens, Bernini, Rembrandt, and van Dyke.
Tacita Dean’s ‘Five Americans’ Captures a Quiet Brilliance|Blake Gopnik|May 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Bernini's best work, the grand colonnades on two sides of the square lead up in splendid curves to the great faade of S. Peter's.
Cathedral Cities of Italy|William Wiehe Collins
It was designed by Bernini, and is made partly of the bronze which covered the roof of the Pantheon.
Cathedral Cities of Italy|William Wiehe Collins
It is much mutilated, but is the ruin of a very fine work; Bernini expressed great admiration for it.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Isaac D'Israeli

Adjacent to this is the tomb of the great Countess Matilda by Bernini.
Cathedral Cities of Italy|William Wiehe Collins
Among the private palaces, the Barberini is the largest; it was built by Bernini, in a beautiful style.
Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3)|S. Spooner

British Dictionary definitions for Bernini

Bernini

/ (Italian berˈnini) /

noun

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

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