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Monthly Archives: February 2016

Happy Valentine’s Day…

14 Sunday Feb 2016

Posted by SearchingForBernini in Art History, Bernini, Italian History, Rome, Uncategorized

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…to my 400-year-old boyfriend, Gian Lorenzo Bernini…

Bernini self-portrat, completed when he was in his twenties.

Bernini self-portrait, completed when he was in his twenties.

…and to all the tortured lovers out there (and those of us who are still searching)!

The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, from Santa Maria della Vittoria church, Rome.

The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, from Santa Maria della Vittoria church, Rome.

Bernini's Pluto and Proserpina, Galleria Borghese, Rome.

Bernini’s Pluto and Proserpina, Galleria Borghese, Rome.

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