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Bernini’s precociousness. The Saint Lawrence of the Uffizi.

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What I did when I was 16:

Rider on a scooter along a flat open road, contrasting carefree youth with Bernini's genius at 16

What Gian Lorenzo Bernini was doing at 16 (Saint Lawrence on the Grill, Uffizi Gallery, Florence):

Bernini's Saint Lawrence on the Grill, marble sculpture at the Uffizi Gallery, Florence
Close-up of the intricately carved marble base of Bernini's Saint Lawrence, Uffizi Gallery
Close-up of the open hand of Bernini's Saint Lawrence marble sculpture at the Uffizi Gallery
Close-up of Bernini's Saint Lawrence marble sculpture, head tilted back in agony, Uffizi Gallery Florence
Bernini's Saint Lawrence marble sculpture at the Uffizi, depicting the martyr reclining on a gridiron
Close-up of Bernini's Saint Lawrence marble sculpture, showing the martyr's anguished upturned face at the Uffizi Gallery
Bernini's Saint Lawrence, close-up of the agonized marble face, Uffizi Gallery Florence

End of a sad story.

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