How did a 23-year-old produce sculptures like this? Not only that — he saved Christian art in the process. Here's how he did it... (thread) 🧵

But he was a profoundly different artist to Michelangelo. He injected new motion into stone — just look how different his interpretation of David was. He was pioneering a new form of sculpture: Baroque.

Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italy) - A child prodigy in sculpture, Bernini was carving exquisite sculptures by the age of eight and received significant commissions in his teenage years.