... char-acterized as a blending of classical, Renaissance, Baroque, and Ro-coco elements to create a new type of bold, large-scale, and nobleconstruction. The epicenter of this new stylistic development ... Italian architect of the Baroque era, was born duringthe time of the Counter-Reformation and became the major architectin the revitalization of the city of Rome after the establishment of Protestantism ... architectural renewal of the city to“counter” the influence of Protestantism and to showcase the city’sworldwide importance as the seat of Roman Catholicism. Bernini,who came from a family of sculptors...