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| Keywords: Workshop of Gian Lorenzo Bernini - The Risen Christ - Walters 542281 - View C.jpg In 1673 Bernini was commissioned by Pope Clement X to design gilded figures of the twelve apostles and the Risen Christ to crown the tabernacle of the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament in St Peter's Basilica Working from Bernini's designs Giovanni Rinaldi made the models Girolamo Lucenti the bronze founder had problems casting the Risen Christ and the initial bronze cast had a flaw across its chest This cast now partially repaired and in the Walters' collection was left in a rough state The model was recast gilded and installed in St Peter's Christ's idealized body recalls ancient sculptures of the sun-god Apollo praised as having a perfect physique His striding pose is beautifully balanced while his ascent toward heaven is suggested by the deeply carved fluttering drapery seemingly responding to an invisible wind and creating a strong play of light and shadow Bernini was the greatest sculptor of his age He imbued figures of both metal and marble with an unsurpassed sense of life and motion between 1673 1674 Baroque bronze cm 44 accession number 54 2281 1418 Henry Walters Baltimore formerly in the Baltimore office of Henry Walters date and mode of acquisition unknown C Morgan Marshall date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Gift of C Morgan Marshall 1942 Going for Baroque The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1995-1996 Vatican Treasures Early Christian Renaissance and Baroque Art from the Papal Collections The Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland 1998 A Magnificent Age Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum Baltimore The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Kansas City; Mint Museum of Art Charlotte; The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2002-2004 The Sculpture of Gianlorenzo Bernini Kimbell Art Museum Fort Worth 1982 The Taste of Maryland Art Collecting in Maryland 1800-1934 The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1984 The Allure of Bronze The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1995 place of origin Rome Italy Walters Art Museum license Baroque sculpture in the Walters Art Museum Sculptures by Gianlorenzo Bernini Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
