Bust of Carlo Antonio del Pozzo explained

Artist:Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Bust of Carlo Antonio del Pozzo
Image Upright:1
Type:Sculpture
Material:Marble
Subject:Carlo Antonio del Pozzo
Height Metric:82
Width Metric:70
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
Museum:National Galleries of Scotland
City:Edinburgh
Coordinates:55.9501°N -3.1956°W
Preceded By:Bust of Alessandro Peretti di Montalto
Followed By:David (Bernini)

The Bust of Carlo Antonio del Pozzo is a sculptural portrait by the Italian artist Gianlorenzo Bernini. It is in the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh. Carlo Antonio was the Archbishop of Pisa and the uncle of the noted seventeenth-century collector, Cassiano del Pozzo, who commissioned Bernini to create the sculpture.

It was acquired by the National Gallery of Scotland in 1986, at a cost of 3m British Pounds, although the value at the time was said to be much higher (around 7.5m pounds). It had previously been in the British stately palace of Castle Howard, since 1715.

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