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GIAN LORENZO BERNINI

"This child will be the Michelangelo of his age."
—Pope Paul V, Domenico Bernini's Life of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 2011, pp. 98 and 100

GIAN LORENZO BERNINI, 1598-1680, classical architect and sculptor, who worked principally in Rome.   He was the leading sculptor of his age and also a prominent architect of the Baroque style.   In addition he painted, wrote plays, and designed metalwork and stage sets.   More at Wikipedia