Bust of Cardinal Richilieu (Bernini)

Bust of Cardinal Richelieu
Artist Bernini
Year 1640-1641
Type Marble sculpture
Location Louvre, Paris

The Bust of Cardinal Richelieu is a marble sculpture by the Italian sculptor Gianlorenzo Bernini. It is in the Louvre, Paris.

Bernini executed the bust between 1640 and 1641, working from images of Cardinal Richelieu that had been sent to Rome from France. Once completed, the bust was transported to Paris.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Entry at Louvre website
  2. ^ Rudolf Wittkower, Bernini, the Sculptor of the Roman Baroque, 1997 (4th ed.), p. 260