SAVED SOUL after GIOVANNI LORENZO BERNINI known... Lot 51

SAVED SOUL after GIOVANNI LORENZO BERNINI known as LE BERNIN (1598-1680) 17th century Sculpture in pavonazzetto marble Total height : 56 cm The young woman is represented in bust form, her head raised and her gaze towards the sky. Her hair is composed of long wavy locks tied at the back and topped with a crown of flowers. Bernini's original work is the counterpart of the Damned Soul, both of which are kept in the Spanish Palace. (fig. 1 and 2). Reference bibliography Charles Avery, Bernini: Genius of the Baroque, London, Thames and Hudson, 1997, p287. ANIMA BEATA After Giovanni Lorenzo BERNINI called Le Bernin (1598-1680) Pavonazzetto marble sculpture 17th century Total height: 56 cm The young woman is represented as a bust, her head raised and her gaze skyward. Her hair is made up of long, wavy locks tied at the back and topped with a crown of flowers. The original work of Bernini is the counterpart of the Damned Soul both kept in the Palace of Spain (fig. 1 and 2). Reference bibliography -Charles Avery, Bernini: Genius of the Baroque, London, Thames and Hudson, 1997, p287.