Bust of Cardinal Escoubleau de Sourdis explained

Bust of Cardinal Escoubleau de Sourdis
Image Upright:	1
Artist:	Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Catalogue:	14
Type:	Sculpture
Material:	Marble
Subject:	François de Sourdis
Dimensions:	Life-size
City:	Bordeaux
Museum:	Musée d'Aquitaine
Preceded By:	Bust of Monsignor Pedro de Foix Montoya
Followed By:	Bust of Cardinal Roberto Bellarmine

The Bust of Cardinal Escoubleau de Sourdis is a marble portrait sculpture by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Executed in 1622, the work depicts François de Sourdis. It is currently in the Musée d'Aquitaine in Bordeaux, France.

See also

• List of works by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

References

• Web site: The history of the Museum of Aquitaine . 10 August 2022 . aquitaine . 2022 .
• Book: Wittkower, Rudolf . Gian Lorenzo Bernini: The Sculptor of the Roman Baroque . Phaidon Press . London . 1955 . 9780714837154.

Further reading

• Book: Avery, Charles . Bernini: Genius of the Baroque . Thames and Hudson . London . 1997 . 9780500286333.
• Book: Baldinucci, Filippo . The Life of Bernini . Pennsylvania State University Press . University Park . 2006 . 1682 . 9780271730769.
• Book: Bernini, Domenico . The Life of Giano Lorenzo Bernini . Pennsylvania State University Press . University Park . 2011 . 1713 . 9780271037486.
• Book: Dempsey, Charles . Inventing the Renaissance Putto . University of North Carolina . Chapel Hill . 2000 . 9780807826164.
• Book: Mormando, Franco . Bernini: His Life and His Rome . University of Chicago Press . Chicago . 2011 . 9780226538525.