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The Goat Amalthea with the Infant Jupiter and a Faun is the earliest known work by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Produced sometime between 1609 and 1615,[1][2][3] the sculpture is now in the Borghese Collection at the Galleria Borghese in Rome.
| The Goat Amalthea with the Infant Jupiter and a Faun | |
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| Artist | Gian Lorenzo Bernini |
| Year | 1609–15 |
| Catalogue | 1 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Carrara marble |
| Dimensions | 44 cm (17 in) |
| Location | Galleria Borghese, Rome |
| 41°54′50.4″N 12°29′31.2″E | |
| Followed by | Bust of Giovanni Battista Santoni |
Background
According to Filippo Baldinucci, even before Pietro Bernini moved his family from Naples to Rome, eight-year-old Gian Lorenzo created a "small marble head of a child that was the marvel of everyone".[4] Throughout his teenage years, he produced numerous images containing putti, chubby male children usually nude and sometimes winged. Distinct from cherubim, who represent the second order of angels, these putti figures were secular and presented a non-religious passion.[5] Of the three surviving marble groups of putti that can be attributed to Bernini, The Goat Amalthea with the Infant Jupiter and a Faun is the only one that is approximately dateable. In 1615, a carpenter was paid for providing a wooden pedestal for the sculpture group.[3] Some writers date the work as early as 1609, based on stylistic grounds and an interpretation of the 1615 pedestal invoice indicating that the base was a replacement.[1][3]
Description
The sculpture shows Amalthea as a goat, the infant god Jupiter, and an infant Faun.
See also
- List of works by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
References
- Notes
- Wittkower 1955, p. 231.
- Mormando 2011, p. 29.
- Avery 1997, p. 19.
- Baldinucci 2006, p. 8.
- Dempsey 2000, pp. 3–4.
- Bibliography
- Avery, Charles (1997). Bernini: Genius of the Baroque. London: Thames and Hudson. ISBN 9780500286333.
- Baldinucci, Filippo (2006) [1682]. The Life of Bernini. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 9780271730769.
- Bernini, Domenico (2011) [1713]. The Life of Giano Lorenzo Bernini. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 9780271037486.
- Dempsey, Charles (2000). Inventing the Renaissance Putto. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina. ISBN 9780807826164.
- Mormando, Franco (2011). Bernini: His Life and His Rome. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226538525.
- Wittkower, Rudolf (1955). Gian Lorenzo Bernini: The Sculptor of the Roman Baroque. London: Phaidon Press. ISBN 9780714837154.
External links
- Web Gallery of Art
Media related to Goat Amalthea with the Infant Jupiter and a Faun by Bernini at Wikimedia Commons
На других языках
- [en] The Goat Amalthea with the Infant Jupiter and a Faun
[es] Cabra Amaltea (Bernini)
La Cabra Amaltea es una escultura barroca de Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Bajo el patrocinio del cardenal Borghese, sobrino del papa Pablo V, sus primeras obras eran piezas para decorar los jardines del cardenal. Esta obra destaca por ser la primera de Bernini, realizándola con tan solo 18 años.[it] Capra Amaltea
Giove bambino e un fauno nutriti dalla capra Amaltea è una scultura alta 45 cm e conservata presso la Galleria Borghese di Roma; è stata attribuita a Gian Lorenzo Bernini, da Roberto Longhi nel 1926.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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