Italian sculptor, architect, and painter. He was a leading figure in the development of the baroque style. His work in Rome includes the colonnaded piazza in front of St Peter's Basilica (1656), fountains (as in the Piazza Navona), and papal monuments. His sculpture includes The Ecstasy of St Theresa (164552; Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome), and numerous portrait busts.
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