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After Gian Lorenzo Bernini. A pair of limestone obelisks
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 EUR
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Description
- 220cm. high
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Literature
Related Literature
R. Wittkower, The Sculptures of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, New York 1955, plate 98.
R. Wittkower, The Sculptures of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, New York 1955, plate 98.
Catalogue Note
The original Baroque life size elephant obelisk stands in the Piazza Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Roma, and was designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) in 1666-1667. The monument was originally planned for the Palazzo Barberini.