Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) San Sebastiano (Saint Sebastian) 1616–1617 Marble, 98 x 42 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Private collection on deposit at the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza. Saint Sebastian, born in Gaul according to legend, was a Roman centurion who was martyred…
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Monsignor Francesco Barberini c.1623 Marble, 80.01 x 65.88 x 25.72 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington This free-standing, white marble sculpture shows the head, shoulders, and upper chest of a balding, bearded man. In this photograph, his body…
(1528–1600) Francesco Barberini in Art: Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Monsignor Francesco Barberini c.1623 National Gallery of Art, Washington Born 1528 Firenze (Italia) Died 1600 Roma (Italia) Nephew Maffeo Barberini (1568-1644), Pope Urban VIII (1623-1644) Occupation Merchant
(1597–1679) Works in his collection: Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) San Sebastiano 1616–1617 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Works commissioned by him: Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) La mort de Germanicus 1627 Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Born September 23 1597 Firenze (Italia) Died December 10 1679…
Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) La mort de Germanicus (The Death of Germanicus) 1627 Oil on canvas, 148 x 198.1 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis The young Roman general Germanicus has just been poisoned by his jealous adoptive father, the emperor…
(1594–1665) The artist’s works: Bacchanale 1625–1626 Museo del Prado, Madrid Le Massacre des Innocents 1626–1627 Petit Palais, Paris La Déposition de la croix 1627–1628 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg La Fuite en Egypte 1627–1628 Worcester Art Museum, Worcester La mort de Germanicus 1627 Minneapolis Institute…
(1568–1644) Maffeo Barberini Pope Urban VIII (1623–1644) Maffeo Barberini in Art: Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Ritratto di papa Urbano VIII Barberini c.1631–1632 Palazzo Barberini, Roma Caravaggio (1571-1610) Ritratto di Maffeo Barberini c.1598 Private collection, Firenze Works commissioned by him:…
(1598–1680) The artist’s works: Baccanale: un fauno preso in giro da bambini c.1616–1617 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York San Sebastiano 1616–1617 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid San Lorenzo 1617 Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze Nudo maschile seduto c.1618–1624 Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Anima dannata…