Buste du cardinal Guido Bentivoglio

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Le Buste du cardinal Guido Bentivoglio est une sculpture en marbre réalisée aux alentours de 1640. Initialement attribué au sculpteur flamand François Duquesnoy, le sculpteur du buste est aujourd'hui considéré comme inconnu. La sculpture se trouve à la Galerie nationale d'Irlande.

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Bust of Cardinal Guido Bentivoglio

The Bust of Cardinal Guido Bentivoglio is a marble sculpture by an unknown artist active in Rome in the 1630s. It was formerly attributed to the Flemish sculptor François Duquesnoy. It was realized after 1638, possibly around 1641, and is currently housed at the National Gallery of Ireland. Bentivoglio was nuncio in Brussels from 1607 to 1615. He later was entrusted with the post of Cardinal Protector of France in Rome. In Rome, he came into contact with the artists Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck, who belonged to the same circle as François Duquesnoy. Bentivoglio was a patron of Flemish artists in Rome. He was also an intimate collaborator of Pope Urban VIII. Duquesnoy had become Urban's protégé in 1626. The bust is relatively static, with carefully carved details such as the pouches under the Cardinal's eyes. The sitter was identified by comparing the bust with a portrait of Bentivoglio by Van Dyck.

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Le Buste du cardinal Guido Bentivoglio est une sculpture en marbre réalisée après 1638, peut-être vers 1641. Autrefois attribuée au sculpteur flamand François Duquesnoy, l’œuvre est aujourd'hui vue comme la réalisation d'un artiste inconnu, actif à Rome dans les années 1630. La sculpture se trouve actuellement à la Galerie nationale d'Irlande.

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Guido Bentivoglio a été nonce à Bruxelles de 1607 à 1615. Il s'est ensuite vu confier le poste de cardinal protecteur de la France à Rome. À Rome, il entre en contact avec les artistes Pierre Paul Rubens et Antoine van Dyck, qui appartiennent au même cercle que François Duquesnoy. Bentivoglio était un mécène des artistes flamands à Rome. Il fut également un collaborateur intime du pape Urbain VIII. Duquesnoy était devenu le protégé du pape en 1626.

Aspects artistiques

La composition du buste est relativement statique. Les détails sont soigneusement sculptés, tels que les poches sous les yeux du cardinal. Le modèle posant pour la sculpture a été identifié en comparant le buste avec un portrait de Guido Bentivoglio peint par le peintre flamand Antoine Van Dyck.

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(en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Bust of Cardinal Guido Bentivoglio » (voir la liste des auteurs).