What sort of plays did Bernini write, direct and act in?
Tragedies
Historical dramas
Carnival Satires
Romantic comedies
Answer
Gian Lorenzo Bernini is best known for his Baroque sculptures and architecture, but he was also a prolific writer and actor. Bernini wrote and directed a number of Carnival Satires, which were short plays that were performed during the Carnival season in Rome. The plays were often satirical and bawdy, and they often poked fun at the Roman aristocracy and the Catholic Church.
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