Memorial to Carlo Barberini

Memorial to Carlo Barberini [1]
Artist	Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Year	1630 (1630)
Subject	Carlo Barberini
Location	Santa Maria in Ara Coeli, Rome
Preceded by	Busts of Cardinals Agostino and Pietro Valier
Followed by	Statue of Carlo Barberini

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]

See also

• List of works by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Notes

1. Wittkower 1966, p. 195: with image

References

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

Further reading

• 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.