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| Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini
(1598 - 1680)
| Timeline |
| 1598 |
Born 7 December in Naples |
| 1605 |
The family moves to Rome |
| 1623 |
Commissioned by Pope Urban VIII to begin work on the first of Rome's fountains |
| 1629 |
Appointed the architect of St. Peter's and superintendent of Public Works in Rome |
| 1635 |
Spends five months in Paris at the invitation of Louis XIV |
| 1639 |
Marries Caterina Tezio |
| 1658 |
Designs first church (at Castelgandolfo ) |
| 1658 |
Designs Sant' Andrea al Quirinale |
| 1662 |
Designs church at Ariccia |
| 1667 |
Designs Piazza San Pietro |
| 1680 |
Dies 28 November in Rome |
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