Memorial to Carlo Barberini
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Artist | Gian Lorenzo Bernini |
Year | 1630 |
Subject | Carlo Barberini |
Location | Rome, Italy |
The Memorial to Carlo Barberini is a large memorial, featuring two allegorical statues and an inscription. It was designed by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini upon the death of Carlo in 1630, and subsequently executed by Bernini and his workshop. It is in the church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli in Rome.[1]
References[]
Notes
- ^ Wittkower, p. 249-50
Bibliography
- Baldinucci, Filippo (2006) [1682]. The Life of Bernini. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 9780271730769.
- Bernini, Domenico (2011) [1713]. The Life of Giano Lorenzo Bernini. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 9780271037486.
- Mormando, Franco (2011). Bernini: His Life and His Rome. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226538525.
- Wittkower, Rudolf (1997). Gian Lorenzo Bernini: The Sculptor of the Roman Baroque (4th ed.). London: Phaidon Press. ISBN 9780714837154.
Categories:
- 1630s sculptures
- Marble sculptures in Italy
- Sculptures by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
- 1630 works
- Italy sculpture stubs