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Who is credited with coining the term "Unity of the Visual Arts" in context of Bernini's work?

  • Pablo Picasso

  • Leonardo Da Vinci

  • Irving Lavin

  • Vincent Van Gogh

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Irving Lavin, a professor of art history at Yale University, is credited with coining the term "Unity of the Visual Arts" in the context of Gian Lorenzo Bernini's work. Lavin argues that Bernini's work is characterized by a seamless integration of architecture, sculpture, and painting, and that this integration is what gives his work its unique power and beauty.
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