Luigi Bernini

Luigi Bernini was an Italian architect, engineer and sculptor (1612–1681). He was born at Rome.

Luigi Bernini in brief

Born
1612
Died
1681
Known for
architect, engineer and sculptor
Place of birth
Rome
Contents

Catalogued works

3 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1672 to 1692.

Villa Barbarigo, dated 1692. Putti Carrying the Cross (recto); Studies of a Hand (verso), dated 1672/75, charcoal and black chalk, with stumping (recto); black chalk (verso) on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1993.173. Study after Bernini's Angel sculpture at Ponte Sant'Angelo (recto); Copy of Africa Group (verso), dated n.d., pen and brown ink, over red chalk (recto) and pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, over red chalk (verso), on cream laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.543.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Bernini, Luigi, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Bernini, Luigi, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Bernini, Clemente, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Bernini, Ricciardo, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Bernini, Gianlorenzo, Oxford Art Online, 2003.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 6 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1612Luigi Bernini born at Rome.
  2. 1672Putti Carrying the Cross (recto); Studies of a Hand (verso) (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  3. 1681Luigi Bernini died at Rome.
  4. 1692Villa Barbarigo.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Bernini, Clemente, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Bernini, Gianlorenzo, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Bernini, Luigi, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Bernini, Luigi, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Bernini, Ricciardo, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Luigi Bernini.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  7. 7.

    VIAF cluster 309816242 for Luigi Bernini, aggregating national library name authorities.

    authority file · Unverified · OCLC

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1876100: Luigi Bernini

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  9. 9.

    “Luigi Bernini”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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Elsewhere in Sculpture

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