Roberto Bellarmino

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Bust of Cardinal Roberto Bellarmine by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1624
Chiesa del Gesù (Church of the Gesù)
Via degli Astalli
Rome, May 2019

“The Bust of Cardinal Roberto Bellarmine is a half-length portrait of Saint Robert Bellarmine by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. It was executed in the years 1621–1624, and unveiled in August 1624. It sits in the Chiesa del Gesù, Rome. It was commissioned by Pope Gregory XV and Cardinal Odoardo Farnese after Bellarmine's death. A tomb (now-destroyed) surrounding the bust was designed by Girolamo Rainaldi, and included sculptural decoration by Bernini's father, Pietro, and Bernini's some-time assistant, Giuliano Finelli. ” (Bust of Cardinal Roberto Bellarmine, Wikipedia)