Bust of Cardinal Giovanni Dolfin [SEP] creator
Bust of Cardinal Giovanni Dolfin
The Bust of Cardinal Giovanni Dolfin or Delfin is a sculptural portrait by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini, which is part of a mausoleum for the Venetian Cardinal Giovanni Delfin, member of one of Venice's most ancient noble families. The tomb as a whole was a joint work commissioned of Bernini and his father Pietro. While Gianlorenzo executed the portrait bust, Pietro carried out the surrounding figures, including two allegorical figures of Faith and Hope as well as the Delfin family coat of arms. The
Bust of Cardinal Giovanni Dolfin" (1622), sculpted by Bernini, and located above the interior portal. The organ doors had four paintings by Domenico Campagnola. In the nave were paintings of "St Boniface and a Russian Ruler" by Gregorio Lazzarini, and painting depicting the "Blessed Michele Pini" by Ambrogio Bono. The tomb of Paolo Sarpi had been moved here from the church of the Servi. The main chapel, had a "Moses and the serpent" by Antonio Zanchi, and an "Adoration of the