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BERNINI, Gian Lorenzo: A portrait of a Man

🖼 A portrait of a Man, c.1630
Black, red and white chalk on buff paper
410 × 267 cm
Windsor, United Kingdom

Marble rendered with extraordinary subtlety captures a man's penetrating gaze and furrowed brow, his features emerging from rough stone. Bernini's virtuosic carving demonstrates Baroque portraiture's psychological intensity, establishing the bust as a vehicle for capturing inner character rather than mere likeness.

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