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The sculpture made its first documented appearance in a receipt for its restoration, 6 June 1628, when it already belonged to the Pope's nephew, Cardinal Francesco Barberini. [4] When discovered, the statue was heavily damaged; the right leg, parts of both hands, and parts of the head were missing.
The Statue of Carlo Barberini was a large statue of the brother of Pope Urban VIII, Carlo Barberini, erected in the Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome, following his death in 1630. The statue made use of an existing antique statue of Julius Caesar .
Statue of Carlo Barberini The Memorial to Carlo Barberini is a large memorial, featuring two allegorical statues and an inscription. It was designed by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini upon the death of Carlo in 1630, and subsequently executed by Bernini and his workshop.
The Bust of Francesco Barberini is a marble sculpture by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini, now in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. It was executed in 1623. It was commissioned by Pope Urban VIII, who was a nephew of Francesco Barberini, an apostolic protonotary. Francesco had died in 1600, so Bernini created the bust from ...
Sculpture Marble Height 225 cm (89 in) 10 [11] Sleeping Hermaphroditus: The Louvre, Paris 1620 Sculpture Marble Length 169 cm (67 in) 11(1) [11] Barberini Faun: Glyptothek, Munich 1621–1622 Sculpture Marble Restoration 11(2) [12] Ludovisi Ares: National Museum of Rome, Rome 1622 Sculpture Marble Restoration 11(3) [12] Bust of Pope Gregory XV
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Author: National Gallery of Art: Image title: Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Roman, 1598 - 1680), Monsignor Francesco Barberini, c. 1623, marble, Samuel H. Kress Collection ...
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