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Portrait bust by Bernini from @museelouvre of Cardinal Armand Jean du Plessis, Duke of Richelieu (1585-1642). Richelieu rose to power in the early 17th century, both as clergyman and as statesman. He became cardinal in 1622 and chief minister to King Louis XIII of France (r. 1610-1643) in 1624. Richelieu is well known for his efforts to enlarge royal power by transforming France into a centralised state. His foreign policy focused on countering the power of the Habsburg dynasties of Spain and Austria and on making France the preeminent European power. As a patron of the arts his most notable act was the establishment of the Académie Française in 1635. The Cardinal ordered the construction of several palaces, collected art and commissioned contemporary artists such as Simon Vouet (1590-1649) and Philippe de Champaigne (1602-1674). The latter painted a triple portrait (@nationalgallery in London) of Richelieu that might have been used by Bernini to produce this bust in 1640-1641. To obtain the services of Bernini Cardinal de Richelieu entrusted negotiations to Mazarin (1602-1661), the cardinal's close collaborator (and future successor) and the Marshal d'Estrée, French ambassador to Rome; they needed to obtain the agreement not only of the artist but also of his exclusive patrons, Pope Urban VIII (r. 1623-1644) and other members of the famous Barberini family. ‘L’Eminence Rouge’, as the Cardinal was sometimes referred to, was represented by Bernini as a prelate and depicting him wearing the ‘Ordre du Saint-Esprit’, the most important French chivalric order. Currently on display in @rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. #rijksmuseum #rijksmuseumamsterdam #louvre #museedulouvre #bernini #gianlorenzobernini #caravaggiobernini #richelieu #cardinalderichelieu #cardinalrichelieu #marble #carraramarble #portrait #bust #portraitbust #art #sculpture #france (bij Rijksmuseum) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8ltQLtlWSn/?igshid=1mskddfdi7kg3

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*Invitation* @kunsthistorischesmuseumvienna 'Caravaggio Bernini - The Discovery of Emotions' Swipe 👉 1 Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio: Narcissus Rome, c. 1600 Rome, Gallerie Nazionali d’Arte Antica, Palazzo Barberini 2 Gian Lorenzo Bernini: St Sebastian Rome, 1617 Private collection; on loan to Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid 3 Orazio Gentileschi: The Sacrifice of Issac c. 1612 Galleria Nazionale della Liguria a Palazzo Spinola 4 Eros and Anteros: Alessandro Algardi 1630 Liechtenstein The Princely Collections Paintings by Caravaggio, sculptures by Bernini and other major works of the Roman Early Baroque are on view together for the first time ever at the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna. Between 1600 and 1650, Rome was a centre of the arts that attracted many talented artists. It was where new ideas were developed – instigated by Caravaggio (1571–1610) and continued by Bernini (1598–1680) – that went on to influence all of Europe. Caravaggio and Bernini created images of persons that were true to life. They depicted bodies in motion to follow what moved them on the inside, the figures‘ feelings. This connection between reality and emotion was new. It became characteristic of the Baroque era. This exhibition therefore opens a dialogue between sculpture and painting. It reveals how Caravaggio and Bernini were understood by their contemporaries. About seventy works on loan from throughout the world are joining masterpieces from the Kunsthistorisches Museum collections in Vienna. (Text from Homepage) #CaravaggioBernini #KunsthistorischesMuseum #barockstars #MichelangeloMerisidaCaravaggio #GianLorenzoBernini #OrazioGentileschi #AlessandroAlgardi #artinvienna #BaroqueEra #ArtsyVisualStorytelling #walmatwien #viennamylove #CollectMomentsNotThings (at Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4CmuleA0C-/?igshid=tikd7ilc1tac