Monday, August 13, 2012

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Monument to Gian Lorenzo Bernini by Ettore Ferrari, Via delle Mercede, Rome

Monument to Gian Lorenzo Bernini by Ettore Ferrari
Via delle Mercede
Rome, May 2012

Qui
visse e morì
Gianlorenzo Bernini
sovrano dell'arte
al quale si chinarono
riverenti
papi, principi, popoli
(Here
lived and died
Gianlorenzo Bernini,
sovereign of art
before whom
popes, princes, and peoples
reverently bowed)

1 comment:

Dina said...

The words are a great tribute.