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Bust of Camilla Barbadoni | |
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Artist | Gian Lorenzo Bernini |
Year | 1619 |
Catalogue | 24 |
Type | Sculpture |
Medium | Marble |
Dimensions | 60 cm (24 in) |
Location | National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen |
Preceded by | Bust of Francesco Barberini |
Followed by | Busts of Cardinals Agostino and Pietro Valier (Bernini) |
The Bust of Camilla Barbadoni is a marble sculpture by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini.[1] Executed in 1619, it portrays the (deceased) mother of the Maffeo Barberini. Camilla had died in 1609. Barberini would become Pope Urban VIII in 1623.[2]