Bust of Cardinal Roberto Bellarmine

The Bust of Cardinal Roberto Bellarmine is a half-length portrait of Saint Robert Bellarmine by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. It was executed in the years 1621–1624, and unveiled in August 1624. It sits in the Chiesa del Gesù, Rome.[1] [2]It was commissioned by Pope Gregory XV and Cardinal Odoardo Farnese after Bellarmine's death. A tomb (now-destroyed) surrounding the bust was designed by Girolamo Rainaldi, and included sculptural decoration by Bernini's father, Pietro, and Bernini's some-time assistant, Giuliano Finelli. [3]

2018, Bellarmine Hall at Fairfield University
Bust of Cardinal Roberto Bellarmine
ArtistGian Lorenzo Bernini
Completion dateAugust 1624 (1624-08)
MediumMarble
SubjectRobert Bellarmine
LocationChiesa del Gesù, Rome

The bust was on display at the Fairfield University Art Museum in Fairfield, Connecticut from February 2 to May 19, 2018 in a special exhibition.[4]

References
  1. "Bust of Cardinal Roberto Bellarmino by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1621-1624 (Chiesa del Gesù, Roma)". Europeana. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
  2. Fleming, Alison C. (2019-03-11). "The Holy Name, Art of the Gesù: Bernini and His Age, edited by Linda Wolk-Simon and Christopher M. S. Johns". Journal of Jesuit Studies. 6 (1): 161–163. doi:10.1163/22141332-00601012-05. ISSN 2214-1324.
  3. Wittkower, p238-9
  4. "The Holy Name – Art of the Gesù: Bernini and his Age". Fairfield University.
Bibliography
  • Wittkower, Rudolf. Bernini: The Sculptor of the Roman Baroque. London: Phaidon Press, 1997.


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