role in Barberini familyAntonio the Younger (1607–71), Urban’s nephew, who became the family’s third cardinal in 1628, proved himself an able negotiator and was entrusted with certain legations, including those of Urbano (1631) and Avignon (1633). A patron of the arts, he supported, among others, the Baroque sculptor and architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680). He also collected an extensive library,...
Antonio the Younger
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