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And the beginnings of the Roman Baroque can be found here in the brilliant artist\u2019s famous sculptures and the paintings by Giovanni Lanfranco.<br \/>\nThe exhibition is dedicated to this crucial moment in Roman art, and the birth of that language that Bernini embodied in uniting the three arts, and his extensive work in architecture that provided the foundations for the creation of the city\u2019s Baroque face.<br \/>\nThe occasion is the fourth centenary of the artist\u2019s birth. Much of Rome\u2019s configuration as a modern city is thanks to him, and on this occasion, it celebrates him in the place that best embodies the new figurative culture that he created and lead.<br \/>\nThe sculptures made by Gian Lorenzo in his youth are exhibited together with the Borghese collection\u2019s large groups, to investigate this particular arc in Bernini\u2019s artistic development, in the political and cultural setting of the time.<br \/>\nThe exhibition is curated by Anna Coliva and Sebastian Schutze; the catalogue is published by De Luca.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gian Lorenzo Bernini had a crucial boost at the start of his career with the commission from Cardinal Scipione Borghese. His earliest famous sculptural groups originated amid the ancient sculptures of the collection, in the setting of the villa where they are preserved. 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