"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

07 December 2019

Happy Birthday, Bernini

Bernini, David (detail), 1624


Gian Lorenzo Bernini was born on this date in 1598.

"Bernini," from Simon Schama's Power of Art ...

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