Summary
The Bust of Cardinal Roberto Bellarmine is a half-length portrait of Saint Robert Bellarmine by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. It was executed in the years 1621–1624, and unveiled in August 1624. It sits in the Chiesa del Gesù, Rome.[1][2] It was commissioned by Pope Gregory XV and Cardinal Odoardo Farnese after Bellarmine's death. A tomb (now-destroyed) surrounding the bust was designed by Girolamo Rainaldi, and included sculptural decoration by Bernini's father, Pietro, and Bernini's some-time assistant, Giuliano Finelli.[3]
| Bust of Cardinal Roberto Bellarmine | |
|---|---|
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| Artist | Gian Lorenzo Bernini |
| Completion date | August 1624 |
| Medium | Marble |
| Subject | Robert Bellarmine |
| Location | Chiesa del Gesù, Rome |
| Preceded by | Bust of Cardinal Escoubleau de Sourdis |
| Followed by | Bust of Alessandro Peretti di Montalto |
The bust was on display at the Fairfield University Art Museum in Fairfield, Connecticut from February 2 to May 19, 2018 in a special exhibition.[4]
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Europeana 2022.
- ^ Fleming 2019, pp. 161–163.
- ^ Wittkower 1955, pp. 238–239.
- ^ fairfield 2018.
References edit
- Europeana (2022). "Bust of Cardinal Roberto Bellarmino by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1621-1624 (Chiesa del Gesù, Roma)". Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- fairfield (2018). "The Holy Name – Art of the Gesù: Bernini and his Age". Fairfield University.
- Fleming, Alison C. (11 March 2019). "The Holy Name, Art of the Gesù: Bernini and His Age, edited by Linda Wolk-Simon and Christopher M. S. Johns". Journal of Jesuit Studies. 6 (1): 161–163. doi:10.1163/22141332-00601012-05. ISSN 2214-1324.
- Wittkower, Rudolf (1955). Gian Lorenzo Bernini: The Sculptor of the Roman Baroque. London: Phaidon Press. ISBN 9780714837154.
External links edit
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