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Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Apollo and Daphne, marble sculpture by Lorenzo Bernini, 1622–25; in the Borghese Gallery, Rome.
For the Chigi Chapel located in the Church of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome, Gian Lorenzo Bernini created two sculptural groups:
- Daniel in the Lions’ Den
- Habakkuk and the Angel
These works, carved between 1655 and 1661, exemplify the artist's late style, characterized by elongated figures, expressive gestures, and simplified yet emphatic emotional intensity.1