Cardinal Scipione Borghese

Cardinal Scipione Borghese

1632

7757

Bernini, Gian Lorenzo

Italian

visual works

Italy (nation)

Rome (inhabited place)

Baroque

Borghese, Scipione--1576-1633

busts (figures)

Side view of the bust of Scipione Borghese by Bernini. "Bernini’s Bust of Scipione Borghese began a new style of portraiture in Italy (Figure 22).[3] The cardinal is in the act of speaking and his buttons are not in line. The small elements of informality in Bernini’s sculpture allow the cardinal to be more approachable. The viewer becomes a participant in the conversation Scipione Borghese is having. Bernini’s portrait also embodied the liveliness of the figure. The turn of his head, crinkled folds of his clothing, and the act of conversation create a sense of movement in the portrait. Scipione Borghese comes alive to speak and interact with the viewer. Bernini achieved his lifelike sculpture by making sketches of the Scipione Borghese in his daily life. His sketches captured how the cardinal behaved naturally. Rodin admired the busts Bernini created, and his portrait busts reflect the qualities Rodin learned from the Baroque sculptor,"--by Marjorie Och, Mary Washington University website.

marble (rock)

31 inches

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