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Bust of Francesco Barberini
The Bust of Francesco Barberini is a marble sculpture by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini, now in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.. It was executed in 1623. It was commissioned by Pope Urban VIII, who was nephew of Francesco Barberini, an apostolic protonotary. Francesco had actually died in 1600 so Bernini created the bust from an existing painted portrait. The painted portrait is in Corsini Collection in Florence; Bernini made close use of the design, although the painting was a three
Francesco Barberini
Francesco Barberini may refer to:
- Francesco Barberini (d. 1600), uncle of Pope Urban VIII and the subject of the "Bust of Francesco Barberini"
- Francesco Barberini (1597–1679), Cardinal-nephew of Pope Urban VIII from 1623
- Francesco Barberini (1662–1738), Cardinal from 1690