Bust of Antonio Barberini (Bernini)

Coordinates: 41°54′12.65″N 12°29′24.75″E / 41.9035139°N 12.4902083°E / 41.9035139; 12.4902083
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Bust of Antonio Barberini
ArtistGian Lorenzo Bernini
Year1620s (1620s)
TypeSculpture
MediumMarble
SubjectAntonio Marcello Barberini
LocationGalleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome
Coordinates41°54′12.65″N 12°29′24.75″E / 41.9035139°N 12.4902083°E / 41.9035139; 12.4902083

The Bust of Antonio Barberini is a portrait sculpture by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The figure is Cardinal Antonio Barberini, the younger brother of the Pope Urban VIII. It was executed some time in the 1620s.

Rome

The bust is now in the Galleria Nazionale de Arte Antica, in Rome, Italy [1]

References

Notes
  1. ^ Wittkower 1955, p. 246.
Bibliography
  • Wittkower, Rudolf. Bernini: The Sculptor of the Roman Baroque. London: Phaidon Press, 1997.