Tuesday, 19 November 2024

Sculpture at Wilton House Two Terracottas after Bernini.



Anima Dannata.

The Self-portrait of Bernini Screaming like a Condemned Man to Hell.


Anima Beata.

After the marbles of c. 1619.




 













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Anima Beata.

After the marble? of 1619.


Joshua Reynolds he stated that the sculpture "has all the perfect sweetness and happiness, manifest in its expression, that can be imagined.







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The Bernini Marbles.

It has been established that both sculptures were commissioned by Cardinal Montoya. The original location was in the sacristy of the church of San Giacomo degli Spagnuoli, also known as Church of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart; at the end of the 19th century they were then transferred to the Spanish Embassy in Rome.

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The Massimiliano Soldani Benzi Bronze Bust of Anima Dannata. 


https://www.liechtensteincollections.at/en/collections-online/bust-of-anima-dannata

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The Marble Bust of  Anima Dannata attributed to Joseph Wilton.


https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6458288