Of Tuscan origins, he had moved to Rome from Naples with his Neapolitan ... When the pope was commissioning a new fountain for the Piazza Navona, Bernini, uninvited, composed a model for it.

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The grandest domes of Europe and the narrow labyrinthine alleys of the districts, the splendor of noble palaces and the violent life of the streets, the courts of art-loving cardinal collectors ...

"This initiative aims to integrate elements of literature, drama and historical allusions with landscape design, anchoring ...

Gianlorenzo Bernini's mid-17th-century masterpiece ... of visitors with its beauty and cultural heritage. Read also: Rome's Trevi Fountain veiled: Conservation work dampens spirits Trevi fountain ...

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Once set atop a fountain in a villa of Rome, the statuette was made after Lorenzo Bernini's model and also provides an intriguing glimpse of a classical Italian garden. "This initiative aims to ...

Laura Itzkowitz The centuries-old Piazza Navona is perhaps one of the best-known public squares in Rome. People sipping ... including one by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Fountain of the Four Rivers ...

To make a wish to return to Rome, toss a coin into the fountain over your left shoulder ... the Santa Maria della Vittoria, holds Bernini's famous Ecstasy of Saint Teresa. A quick walk southwest ...