The Bust of Camilla Barbadoni is a marble sculpture by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini.[1] Executed in 1619, it portrays the (deceased) mother of the Maffeo Barberini. Camilla had died in 1609. Barberini would become Pope Urban VIII in 1623.[2]
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Artist | Gian Lorenzo Bernini |
Year | 1619 |
Catalogue | 24 |
Type | Sculpture |
Medium | Marble |
Dimensions | 60 cm (24 in) |
Location | National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen |
Preceded by | Bust of Francesco Barberini |
Followed by | Busts of Cardinals Agostino and Pietro Valier (Bernini) |
See also
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edit- Wittkower, Rudolf (1955). Gian Lorenzo Bernini: The Sculptor of the Roman Baroque. London: Phaidon Press. ISBN 978-0-801-41430-5.
- smk (2022). "Bust of Camilla Barbadori. Mother of Pope Urban VIII Barberini, 1619".
External links
edit- Media related to Bust of Camilla Barbadoni at Wikimedia Commons