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The fall of Phaethon
Portrait of Francesco I
Portrait of Francesco I
Bust of Hercules II d'Este
Cello
The Boy with the Thorn - Spinario
Venus and Love
Este harp
Venus, Mars, and Cupid
Old man's head
Sacred Love and Profane Love
Gonzaga Vase
The fall of Phaethon
Portrait of Francesco I
Portrait of Francesco I
Bust of Hercules II d'Este
Cello
The Boy with the Thorn - Spinario
Venus and Love
Este harp
Venus, Mars, and Cupid
Old man's head
Sacred Love and Profane Love
Gonzaga Vase

Portrait of Francesco I

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

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Estense Gallery

Estense Gallery

Largo Porta Sant'Agostino, 337, Modena

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The bust that Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) creates for Francesco I d'Este arrives twelve years after Velazquez's oil portrait. If in the first case the transition of the young monarch towards maturity is immortalized, the bust-portrait created by Bernini is a typical example of a state portrait, aimed at capturing and eternalizing the magnificence of the sovereign. Francesco I d'Este had committed himself to making the courts of Modena and Sassuolo, through a significant program of patronage, two European courts in full title, which in terms of splendor, luxury, and sophistication would be in dialogue with the courts of the major European capitals of the time.
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Title: Portrait of Francesco I

Author: Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Date: 1650-1651

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Displayed in: Estense Gallery

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