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The Bust of Cardinal Melchior Klesl is a life-size marble bust of the seventeenth-century cardinal by Gianlorenzo Bernini and his assistants, notably Giuliano Finelli. It was probably executed in 1626. It is unclear how much of the work was executed by Bernini and how much by Finelli, or indeed others in Bernini's studio. The sculpture is part of Klesl's tomb in the cathedral of Wiener Neustadt, just south of Vienna.[1][2]

Bust of Cardinal Melchior Klesl
Epitaph of Cardinal Melchior Klesl
Artist	Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Year	1626
Catalogue	22
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Marble
Location	Wiener Neustadt Cathedral, Wiener Neustadt
Preceded by	St. Peter's Baldachin
Followed by	Two Angels in Sant'Agostino

See also

• List of works by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Notes

References

• europeana (2014). "Grabmal des Kardinals Klesl". Europeana. Archived from the original on 2014-12-26. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
• Wittkower, Rudolf (1966). Gian Lorenzo Bernini: the sculptor of the Roman baroque. London: Phaidon P. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
• Wittkower, Rudolf (1997). Gian Lorenzo Bernini: The Sculptor of the Roman Baroque (4th ed.). London: Phaidon Press. ISBN 9780714837154.

Further reading

• 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.
• Mormando, Franco (2011). Bernini: His Life and His Rome. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226538525.

External links

• Media related to Bust of Cardinal Melchior Klesl at Wikimedia Commons

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