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Statue of Carlo Barberini

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Statue of Carlo Barberini
ArtistGian Lorenzo Bernini, Alessandro Algardi
Year1630
Catalogue27
TypeSculpture
MediumMarble
LocationPalazzo dei Conservatori, Rome
Preceded byMemorial to Carlo Barberini
Followed byCharity with Four Children

The Statue of Carlo Barberini was a large statue of the brother of Pope Urban VIII, Carlo Barberini, erected in the Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome, following his death in 1630. The statue made use of an existing antique statue of Julius Caesar. The Roman authorities then commissioned the two most renowned sculptures of the day, Gianlorenzo Bernini and Alessandro Algardi, to add to the torso; Bernini worked on the head and Algardi on the limbs.[1]

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Notes

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  1. ^ Wittkower 1966, p. 196.

References

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  • Wittkower, Rudolf (1966). Gian Lorenzo Bernini: the sculptor of the Roman baroque. London: Phaidon P. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

Further reading

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  • 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.
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