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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 Pope Urban VIII. It was executed sometime in the 1620s.

Rome

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

References

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