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Bust of Cardinal Bernardino Panciatici

Artist: Giovanni Antonio Mazzuoli (1644 - circa 1706)

Location: Victoria and Albert Museum

Date: 1714

Materials: marble

Dimensions: 98 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £5,000 (Total: £5,000)

Vendor: Heim Gallery

Review number: 2256 (1966)

Provenance:
Presented to V&A on occasion of retirement of Director, Sir Trenchard Cox.

Description:
Sitter important figure in Papal court under Alexander VIII, Innocent XII and Clement XI. Carved as independent portrait bust, not as part of a wall monument. Intricate eg of High Baroque portaiture.

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