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Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Apollo and Daphne, marble sculpture by Lorenzo Bernini, 1622–25; in the Borghese Gallery, Rome.
The Cornaro Chapel, located in the church of Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome, was commissioned by Federigo Cardinal Cornaro.1
This chapel is widely considered one of the greatest examples of Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s mature work, featuring his famous sculpture, The Ecstasy of St. Teresa.21