Pietro Bernini (1562 in Sesto Fiorentino, Florence—1629 in Rome) was an Italiansculptor. He was the father of Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Events Earliest English slave-trading expedition under John Hawkins. ... Florence - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Events March 4 - Massachusetts Bay Colony is granted a Royal charter. ... Location within Italy The Roman Colosseum Rome (Italian and Latin: Roma) is the capital city of Italy and of its Latium region. ... The Italian Republic or Italy (Italian: Repubblica Italiana or Italia) is a country in southern Europe. ... Sculptor redirects here. ... A self portrait: Bernini is said to have used his own features in the David (below, left) Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini) (December 7, 1598 – November 28, 1680), who worked chiefly in Rome, was the pre-eminent baroque artist. ...
Bernini was born in Naples to a Florentine family.
Bernini was also hired by Louis XIV to build the colonnade of the Louvre in Paris, but was ultimately turned down in favor of French architect Claude Perrault, signalling the waning influence of Italian art in France.
Bernini's fountains are the Fountain of the Triton and Fountain of the Bees.