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Bust of Gabriele Fonseca
ArtistGian Lorenzo Bernini
Year1668–74 (1668–74)
Catalogue75
TypeSculpture
MediumMarble
SubjectGabriele Fonseca
DimensionsOver life-size
LocationSan Lorenzo in Lucina, Rome

The Bust of Gabriele Fonseca is a sculptural portrait by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Executed sometime between 1668 and 1674, the work is located in San Lorenzo in Lucina in Rome, Italy. Gabriele Fonseca was the doctor to Pope Innocent X.[1]

References

Notes
  1. ^ Wittkower, p294
Bibliography
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