Bust of Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Gallery 388, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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Bust of Gian Lorenzo Bernini

c. 1660

Bernardo Fioriti (Italian (active Rome), documented 1643–1677)

The subject of this marble bust, Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italian, 1598-1680), was the leading sculptor-architect in Rome and one of the most famous European artists when this work was carved. Bernini and Bernardo Fioriti, who sculpted the bust, were both active at that time in projects for Pope Alexander VII and his nephew, Cardinal Flavio Chigi.

Gallery 388, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

Object Details

Title:

Bust of Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Date:

c. 1660

Artist:

Bernardo Fioriti (Italian (active Rome), documented 1643–1677)

Medium:

Marble

Dimensions:

35 x 25 x 16 inches (88.9 x 63.5 x 40.6 cm) Pedestal: 52 1/8 x 17 5/8 x 12 inches (132.4 x 44.8 x 30.5 cm)

Classification:

Sculpture

Credit Line:

Gift of R. Sturgis and Marion B. F. Ingersoll, 1956

Accession Number:

1956-108-1

Geography:

Made in Italy, Europe

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Gallery 388, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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