Gian Lorenzo Bernini How Object was obtained:Īcquired by the Italian State in 1957 How date and origin were established: Bernini left the sculpture as an eternal warning to his heirs, with whom it remained until 1924. The group, which was never finished, was to include the figure of Time. View Short Descriptionīernini carved the sculpture for himself at a difficult time in his career (during the pontificate of Innocent X Pamphilj, 1644–1655) when he was accused of causing structural problems at St. The typically Baroque practice of using a metaphor of the personal to illustrate a universal warning is particularly noteworthy. The well researched contrast between the crystalline finish of the figure and the “non finish” of the rocks is also evident in the detail of the foot resting on the globe. The different ways in which the marble is finished represent an important example of Bernini's extraordinary technical skills. Bernini, who never completed the sculptural group, arranged for the statue to remain at his home as a warning to his descendants. It was a particularly difficult time in the artist's life when he was unjustly accused of causing structural instabilities in Saint Peter's, resulting in the demolition of the bell towers that he had designed. The work was conceived during the pontificate of Innocent X Pamphilj (1644–1655). ![]() It was intended to be overseen by an old man with a scythe, the symbol of Time, intent on lifting the cloth to reveal the radiant beauty of the maiden. According to ideas expressed by the artist in his preparatory drawings, the statue was to be part of an imposing group showing a moral theme, Truth Unveiled by Time. A recent study has also shown that the marble figure of the maiden is a faithful sculptural representation of a painting by Correggio, Allegory of Virtue, which was in Rome at the time, incomplete, as part of the Pamphilj Collection. She represents “Truth” according to Cesare Ripa's famous Iconologia, an encyclopaedic repertoire illustrating the personifications of abstract concepts, widely used by artists during the Baroque period to represent allegorical figures. Sitting on rough-surfaced rock the figure of the smiling maiden holds an image of the sun in her right hand. Heirs of Gian Lorenzo Bernini Type of object: ![]() ![]() Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598, Naples-1680, Rome) Museum Inventory Number: About Borghese Gallery, Rome Date of Object:
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