Bust of Gabriele Fonseca

Bust of Gabriele Fonseca
Artist	Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Year	1668–1674
Catalogue	75
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Marble
Subject	Gabriele Fonseca
Dimensions	Over life-size
Location	San Lorenzo in Lucina, Rome
Preceded by	Equestrian statue of Louis XIV (Bernini)
Followed by	Blessed Ludovica Albertoni

The Bust of Gabriele Fonseca is a sculptural portrait by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Executed sometime between 1668 and 1674, the work is located in San Lorenzo in Lucina in Rome, Italy. Gabriele Fonseca was Pope Innocent X's personal physician. ^[1]

See also

• List of works by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Notes

1. Wittkower 1955, p. 294.

References

• Wittkower, Rudolf (1955). Gian Lorenzo Bernini: The Sculptor of the Roman Baroque. London: Phaidon Press. ISBN   9780714837154.

Further reading

• 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.
• Dempsey, Charles (2000). Inventing the Renaissance Putto. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina. ISBN   9780807826164.
• Mormando, Franco (2011). Bernini: His Life and His Rome. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN   9780226538525.
• Pinton, Daniel (2009). Bernini. I Percorsi Nell'arte. Ediz. Inglese. ATS Italia Editrice.

External links

• Media related to Gabriele Fonseca at Wikimedia Commons