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Le Bernin
(7th Dec, 1598 - 28th Nov, 1680)
David étouffant un lion
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais / Michèle Bellot
musée du Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr
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Keywords:
suffocation
lion (animal)
fight (military)
study of a nude
David (King of Israel)
boulder
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About the artwork
Title:
David étouffant un lion
Periods:
17th century
modern age
XVIIth century
Techniques:
sanguine
white highlights
Dimensions:
210 x 144
Inventory number:
INV12093-recto
Location:
musée du Louvre
About the author(s)
Author:
Le Bernin
Also known as:
Gian Bernini
Born:
7th Dec, 1598
Dead:
28th Nov, 1680
Country:
Italie
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
(Italian pronunciation:
[ˈdʒan loˈrɛntso berˈniːni]
; also
Gianlorenzo
or
Giovanni Lorenzo
; 7 December 1598 – 28 November 1680) was an Italian sculptor and architect. While a major figure in the world of architecture, he was the leading sculptor of his age, credited with creating the Baroque style of sculpture. As one scholar has commented, "What Shakespeare is to drama, Bernini may be to sculpture: the first pan-European sculptor whose name is instantaneously identifiable…
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