Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italian, Naples 1598-1680 Rome). Model for the Lion on the Four Rivers Fountain. Italian (Rome), 1649-50. Terracotta. 12 5/8 x 23 1/4 x 12 5/8 in. (32 x 59 x 32 cm.) Accademia Nazionale di San Luca, Rome, 258.
The triumph of art over the ravages of time is the theme of the wondrous exhibition of “Bernini: Sculpting in Clay” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (through January 6; thereafter at the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, February 3 through April 14). The centerpiece of this show, and Read More