What would Plato have thought of art by Gian Lorenzo Bernini?

Answer 1

not being plato and not being immediately familiar with the work of gian lorenzo bernini (as i don't have any recollection of that name to associate with a piece of art)...
i haven't a clue.

Answer 2

This is actually quite an interesting question, but one impossible to answer without knowing either Plato or Bernini. If we assume they knew of each other then I would have to think that Plato would think highly of the art produced by Bernini and think poorly of the artist himself.

Bernini became the most popular and recognized sculptor of his time, became so well known that he actually had groupies, became so recognized that even in Paris people would stop him in the street and ask for his autograph. This was back in the 1600s and the effect was much the same as if he were a famous rock star of today or a famous modern actor walking down the street

Bernini welcomed and sought out and encouraged his public fame. Plato probably considered himself to be much too dignified and scholarly a person to belittle himself into becoming one of the public, in otherwords a commoner. In short, Plato was more than likely an intellectual 'snob' who considered himself above the crowd. Privately he may have loved and admired Bernini's sculptures but publicly he would have looked down his nose at this 'populist' artist.