About this artwork
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artist:Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598 - 1680) Italian
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title:Design for a Papal Tomb Monument
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date created:About 1649
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materials:Pen and brown ink and brown wash on paper, laid down
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measurements:46.60 x 32.80 cm
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credit line:Purchased with Art Fund support, 1997
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accession number:D 5429
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Bernini was an extraordinarily gifted sculptor, an outstanding architect, and an urban designer and painter. He learned the art of sculpting from his father and astonished contemporaries by his technical virtuosity and sophistication, which rivalled the sculptors of classical antiquity. During his...