Bernini

American

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

noun

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

Bernini British

/ berˈnini /

noun

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

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The Basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina is one of Rome's oldest churches and features artwork by Baroque masters Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Guido Reni.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

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 • Apr. 25, 2025

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

From National Geographic • Apr. 15, 2023

Bernini, a project manager, also called his bank and said the people there were unaware of any new regulation.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2022

Incidentally, from your description, the Bernini you refer to is the one in the Piazza Barberini, not the Piazza Navona.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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