Bernini
Giovanni
[jee-uh-vah-nee;; Italian jaw-vahn-nee] /ˌdʒi əˈvɑ ni;; Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni/ (Show IPA), or Gian
[jahn] /dʒɑn/ (Show IPA), Lorenzo
[luh-ren-zoh;; Italian law-ren-dzaw] /ləˈrɛn zoʊ;; Italian lɔˈrɛn dzɔ/ (Show IPA), 1598–1680, Italian sculptor, architect, and painter.
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noun
Gian Lorenzo (dʒan loˈrɛntso). 1598–1680, Italian painter, architect, and sculptor: the greatest exponent of the Italian baroque
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