Charity with Four Children is a sculpture by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Executed between 1627 and 1628, the work is housed in the Vatican Museums in Vatican City. The small terracotta sculpture represents Charity breast-feeding a child, with three other children playing. There is an imprint of Bernini's thumbprint in the clay.[1]
| Charity with Four Children | |
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| Artist | Gian Lorenzo Bernini |
| Year | 1627–1628 |
| Catalogue | 30 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Terracotta |
| Subject | Charity |
| Dimensions | 39 cm (15 in) |
| Location | Vatican Museums, Vatican City |
| 41°54′23″N 12°27′16″E / 41.90639°N 12.45444°E | |
| Preceded by | Statue of Carlo Barberini |
| Followed by | Two Busts of Cardinal Scipione Borghese |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Wittkower 1997, pp. 252–253.
References
edit- Avery, Charles (1997). Bernini: Genius of the Baroque. London: Thames and Hudson. ISBN 9780500286333.
- 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) [1955]. Gian Lorenzo Bernini: The Sculptor of the Roman Baroque. London: Phaidon Press. ISBN 9780714837154.
External links
edit- Web Gallery of Art
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