Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Angel Bearing the Pillar
About this artwork
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artist:Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598 - 1680) Italian
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title:Angel Bearing the Pillar
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date created:1764
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after:William Wynne Ryland (1732 - 1783) English
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materials:Etching and Aquatint
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measurements:35.00 x 26.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Transferred from the National Gallery of Scotland Library
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accession number:P 8159.1.23
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Bernini was an extraordinarily gifted sculptor, an outstanding architect, and an urban designer and painter. He learned the art of sculpting from his father and astonished contemporaries by his technical virtuosity and sophistication, which rivalled the sculptors of classical antiquity. During his...