32. Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the Entrance to St. Peter's Basilica, and the Creation of Europe

19/01/2021 29 min Episodio 32
32. Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the Entrance to St. Peter's Basilica, and the Creation of Europe

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Today we visit the Portico of St. Peter's Basilica, and find there--again!--the work of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Rome's greatest and most prolific Baroque sculptor and architect. We also encounter the emperors Constantine and Charlemagne, who did so much to create Christian Europe.