Bust of the Saviour
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The Bust of the Saviour (Salvator Mundi) is the last sculpture created by baroque artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini, executed in 1679, when the artist was 80 years old. He left the sculpture in his will to his friend and patron Queen Christina of Sweden.[1] Considered lost and "rediscovered" in 2001,[2] it is currently held in the basilica of di San Sebastiano fuori le mura a Roma.[3]
However, there is some dispute over the authorship of the bust. The art historian Tomaso Montanari believes this version is not by Bernini, pointing instead to the version in the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, USA, which the museum also attributes to Bernini.[4]
References
- ^ Lavin, Irving (1972). "Bernini's Death". The Art Bulletin. 54 (2): 160. JSTOR 3048966.
- ^ FRANCESCO PETRUCCI: IL RITROVATO BUSTO DEL SALVATORE DI GIAN LORENZO BERNINI"Francesco Petrucci: Il ritrovato busto del Salvatore di Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Estratto dal fasc. 124)".
- ^ Feigenbaum, Gail (2014-08-01). Display of Art in the Roman Palace, 1550–1750. Getty Publications. ISBN 9781606062982.
- ^ "Bust of the Savior". chrysler.emuseum.com. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
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