Bernini

Part I The young Gianlorenzo: Pietro Bernini and sculpture in Rome around 1600; Gianlorenzo and his father - the early work; the first portraits. Part II The mature sculptor: the great mythological groups; the patronage of Pope Urban VIII; the mature portraits; Bernini and the Basilica of St. Peter's; Bernini and the Dance of Death; the later religious sculpture; "Amico delle Acque" - Bernini's fountains; France and England - the Sun King and Charles I; architecture in sculptural light. Part III Bernini's technique: the terracotta bozzetti; drawing - sketches, designs and portraits; carving and casting - his associates and followers. Part IV Reputation and influence: Bernini's contemporaries and his influence on European sculpture.