Bernini

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

noun

1. Gio·van·ni [jee-, uh, -, vah, -nee, jaw-, vahn, -nee] or Gian [jahn] Lo·ren·zo [l, uh, -, ren, -zoh, law-, ren, -dzaw], 1598–1680, Italian sculptor, architect, and painter.

Bernini

/ berˈnini /

noun

1. BerniniGian Lorenzo15981680MItalianARTS AND CRAFTS: painterARCHITECTURE: architectARTS AND CRAFTS: sculptor Gian Lorenzo (dʒan loˈrɛntso). 1598–1680, Italian painter, architect, and sculptor: the greatest exponent of the Italian baroque

Other Words From

• Ber·ni·nesque [bur-ni-, nesk, ber-], adjective

Example Sentences

Imagine if Vermeer had painted portraits of Rubens, Bernini, Rembrandt, and van Dyke.

From The 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.

From Project Gutenberg

It was designed by Bernini, and is made partly of the bronze which covered the roof of the Pantheon.

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It is much mutilated, but is the ruin of a very fine work; Bernini expressed great admiration for it.

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Adjacent to this is the tomb of the great Countess Matilda by Bernini.

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Among the private palaces, the Barberini is the largest; it was built by Bernini, in a beautiful style.

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