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Busts of Cardinals Agostino and Pietro Valier (Bernini)

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Busts of Cardinals Agostino and Pietro Valier
Agostino Valier
Pietro Valier
ArtistGian Lorenzo Bernini
Year1627
Catalogue25
TypeSculpture
MediumMarble
LocationCa’ D’Oro, Venice
Preceded byBust of Camilla Barbadoni
Followed byMemorial to Carlo Barberini

The Busts of Cardinals Agostino and Pietro Valier are two portrait sculptures executed by the Italian artists Gianlorenzo Bernini and his studio. They were commissioned in 1627. It is likely that the bust of Pietro was done largely by Andrea Bolgi following Bernini's design. The more lively portrait of Agostino is probably Bernini's design and execution.

The two sculptures remain in the Seminary in Venice, for which they were originally built.[1]

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Notes

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  1. ^ Wittkower 1997, p. 249.

References

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  • 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.
  • Wittkower, Rudolf (1997). Gian Lorenzo Bernini: The Sculptor of the Roman Baroque (4th ed.). London: Phaidon Press. ISBN 9780714837154.
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