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Gian Lorenzo Bernini, or just Bernine, was born in Italy in December 07th, 1958, in the breast of family florentina, son of Pietro Bernini, sculptor. He moved to Rome with his father, where he had his premature skills noticed by sculptor Annibale Carracci and hair pope Paul V, he started work as an independent artist. He is one illustrions artist of baroque Italian, working especially in the city of Rome. He was defined as sculptor and arquitet, there have painter, draftsman, design and creator of spectacle of pyrotechnics. His first works were inspired by sculptures hellenic and romans existence, can study in details. His sculpt large masterpiece, presents until currents days, in Rome and Vatican. Main works: Square of Saint Pedro, Chapel Chigi, Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, Habacuc, Angel among others. Bernini made one of his absolute masterpieces, where his aesthetic and cultural values represent one factors artistics most importants of century XVII, chapel Cornaro in the church of Saint Mary of victory, with the image of Saint Teresa Ecstasy. Bernini, organize space of the chapel as one setting theatrical, with the audience and family of sponsor, portrayed half bust on the side stage. In the center appear the saint with one angel pierces with one dard high. The saint have one something sensual tottaly, to make notice the many spectators a nature mystique and spiritual event. The study of ancient times classical was the base of your formation artistic. Virtuosity and imitation of the world were the dowry of sculptor, but was the kind of portraits our bust made your fortune.