In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.
La luce è l'anima dell'architettura.
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Born in Naples in 1598, Bernini was the supreme Baroque sculptor and shaped Rome's public face. The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa fuses drama, movement, and spiritual intensity.
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