Entrance to Villa Barbarigo at Valsanzibio, designed by Bernini

Luigi Bernini (1612, Rome - 22 December 1681, Rome) was an Italian engineer, architect, and sculptor.[1]

Life

The son of Pietro Bernini and his wife Angelica Galante, he was born after the couple moved to Rome in 1605. He trained in his elder brother Gian Lorenzo's workshop and assisted him on several works such as the Baldacchino of St Peter's and the 1626 angel for the high altar in Sant'Agostino in Campo Marzio.

Works

Bernini designed the 7-hectare gardens of Valsanzibio, where visitors to the garden arrived by gondola to a doorway of sculptures within sculptures within sculptures.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ McPhee, Sarah (2002-01-01). Bernini and the Bell Towers: Architecture and Politics at the Vatican. Yale University Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-300-08982-0.
  2. ↑ Daddario, Will (2017-06-02). Baroque, Venice, Theatre, Philosophy. Springer. pp. 27–28. ISBN 978-3-319-49523-1.


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