“Bernini had a huge influence on the development of sculpture as an art form in this country, as elsewhere.” Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Triton (1653) at the Rijksmuseum. Photo courtesy of Rijksmuseum.

A single, high-strung work by either one of the Italian artists is enough to dominate a room, and this show presents 80 pieces by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610), Gian Lorenzo ...

The trigger for this post is the publication of a new book on Baroque sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini, "Bernini's Beloved: A Portrait of Costanza Piccolomini." The author, Emory University art ...

Bernini left nothing out of the range of emotions, and this in turn left some of his work ripe for scandal. He was ripe for that anyway. His libido was always in a rage.

Gian Lorenzo Bernini - first boy wonder, then adult prodigy - was a man who defined the term "virtuoso." He was a sculptor, architect and composer, and known to be a dashing cavalier who was ...