Two Angels in Sant'Agostino are two marble sculptures above the high altar of the Basilica of Sant'Agostino in Rome. They are listed as being by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini in the biography of Baldinucci, and there is also recorded evidence of Bernini having been paid for them. However, it seems likely that Bernini passed the work over to one of his assistants, Giuliano Finelli.[1]

Two Angels in Sant'Agostino
Artist	Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Year	1626–28 (1626–28)
Catalogue	23
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Marble
Location	Basilica of Sant'Agostino, Rome
Coordinates	41°54′03″N 12°28′27″E
Preceded by	Bust of Cardinal Melchior Klesl
Followed by	Bust of Francesco Barberini

One of the bozzetti (preparatory works in terracotta) is in the Ringling Museum, Sarasota, in the USA.[2] It was verified as a Bernini by art historian Rudolf Wittkower and purchased for US$5,880 by the museum in 1961; a fact corroborated in newspaper reports of the time.[3][4] However, the current Ringling museum website states the work to be the design of Bernini and executed by Giuliano Finelli.[2]

See also

• List of works by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Notes

References

• Wittkower, Rudolf (1997). Gian Lorenzo Bernini: the sculptor of the Roman baroque. London: Phaidon P.
• ringling (2022). "Kneeling Angel".
• Sarasota (20 May 1960). "Sarasota Herald-Tribune".
• Sarasota (15 Jan 1961). "Sarasota Herald-Tribune".

External links

• Media related to Two Angels in Sant'Agostino at Wikimedia Commons

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[it] Angeli della basilica di Sant'Agostino