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BERNINI, Gian Lorenzo: Portrait of Sisinio Poli

🖼 Portrait of Sisinio Poli, 1638
Black, red, and white chalks, on light brown laid paper; addition 62 mm
270 × 207 cm
New York, USA

Soft modeling captures a nobleman's contemplative gaze, rendered in marble with Baroque dynamism and psychological depth. Sisinio Poli's portrait exemplifies Bernini's revolutionary approach to portraiture, transforming bust sculpture into intimate character study rather than mere commemoration.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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