The Busts of Cardinals Agostino and Pietro Valier are two portrait sculptures executed by the Italian artists Gianlorenzo Bernini and his studio. They were commissioned in 1627. It is likely that the bust of Pietro was done largely by Andrea Bolgi following Bernini's design. The more lively portrait of Agostino is probably Bernini's design and execution.

Busts of Cardinals Agostino and Pietro Valier
Agostino Valier Pietro Valier
Artist	Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Year	1627
Catalogue	25
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Marble
Location	Oratory, Seminario, Venice
Preceded by	Bust of Camilla Barbadoni
Followed by	Memorial to Carlo Barberini

The two sculptures remain in the Seminary in Venice, for which they were originally built.[1]

See also

• List of works by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Notes

References

• 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.
• Wittkower, Rudolf (1997). Gian Lorenzo Bernini: The Sculptor of the Roman Baroque (4th ed.). London: Phaidon Press. ISBN 9780714837154.

External links

• Media related to Busts of Cardinals Agostino and Pietro Valier (Bernini) at Wikimedia Commons