| Bust of Pope Paul V | |
|---|---|
 Bronze version of the bust, Copenhagen | |
| Artist | Gian Lorenzo Bernini |
| Year | 1621 (1621) |
| Catalogue | 6(2) |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Carrara marble |
| Dimensions | 79 cm (31 in) |
| Location | National Gallery of Denmark,Copenhagen |
| Owner | National Gallery of Denmark |
| Preceded by | Bust of Giovanni Vigevano |
| Followed by | Damned Soul (Bernini) |
The Italian artistGian Lorenzo Bernini made twoBusts of Pope Paul V. The first is currently in theGalleria Borghese inRome. 1618 is the commonly accepted date for the portrait of the pope.[1] In 2015, a second bust was acquired by theJ. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.[2] It was created by Bernini 1621, shortly after the death ofPaul V, and commissioned by his nephew, CardinalScipione Borghese.[2] A bronze version of this sculpture exists in theStatens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark.[3]
For most of the twentieth century, the second bust had been presumed lost. It was sold by the Borghese family in 1893, and an art historian recorded its existence in Vienna in 1916. However, little more was known about the presence of the bust until it appeared in auction in Slovakia in 2014; the piece had been in the private collection of the Slovakian artist Ernest Zmeták.[4] Unrecognised by the sellers, it was bought by a resident of Bratislava, Clément Guenebeaud, who then sold the bust via Sotheby's to the current holders, the Getty Museum.[5]
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