Bernicia

Ancient kingdom of England, extending from the Forth to the Tees; united with Deira to form Nor thumb ria. Bernini, GIOVANNI LORENZO, 1598–1680. Italian architect and sculptor. As sculptor he represented and controlled the taste of the whole 17th century period, both in Italy and north ern Europe. This taste looked to the theatrical and startling in pose, and the minutely realistic in execution. Instances are his works in the Borghese Villa, Apollo and Daphne, Rape of Proser pin a. As architect he shared and accented the defects of his time; viz., lack of feeling for constructive expre ion and for refinement of detail; but he had much sense of monumental composition and effect. Instances are his colonnade before St. Peter's Ch. and the Scala Regia of the Vatican. The whole interior decoration of St. Peter's, as it now stands, was e entially molded and executed according to his taste. His characteristic tombs of Popes Urban VIII. and Alexander VII. are there. IMG:content-0501.png:[graphic]