Bust of Francesco Barberini

Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, 1623, Sculptures in the National Gallery of Art

‘Bust of Francesco Barberini’ is a work by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italy, 1598–1680). It is dated 1623. It is part of the collection Sculptures in the National Gallery of Art. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.

It was commissioned by Urban VIII. It is made of marble. It measures 61 × 66 cm. The work belongs to the genre bust. The things depicted include Francesco Barberini.

The catalogue has 87 more works by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

• The Baroque