Pietro Bernini

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Saint Martin Dividing his Cloak, Certosa di San Martino, Naples

Flora by Pietro Bernini, 1616

Pietro Bernini (6 May 1562 – 29 August 1629) was an Italian sculptor. He was the father of one the most famous artists of Baroque, Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

Bernini was born in Sesto Fiorentino, Tuscany. He moved to Naples to work on the Certosa di San Martino there, and Gian Lorenzo was born in Naples in 1598. In 1605 the family moved to Rome under the protection of Cardinal Scipione Borghese. In Rome he worked on various projects for Pope Paul V, another Borghese, including the Pauline Chapel in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. He died in Rome, aged 67.

One of Pietro Bernini's best known contributions to the city of Rome is the Fontana della Barcaccia which resembles a beached ship and is located at the foot of the Spanish Steps. It was commissioned by Pope Urban VIII and built in 1627.

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 44570952 LCCN: n78060134 ISNI: 0000 0000 8378 1340 GND: 118970976 BNF: cb14957634z ULAN: 500059188

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Name	Bernini
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Short description	Italian artist
Date of birth	6 May 1562
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Date of death	29 August 1629
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