Filippo Neri
(early 17th century)
Medium
gilt-bronze
Measurements
(a-c) 22.8 × 14.2 × 9.5 cm (overall)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939
Gallery location
16th & 17th Century Gallery - Painting and Sculpture
Mezzanine linked to Level 1, NGV International
About this work
This gold-coated bust is of the admired clergyman Saint Filippo Neri (1515–95). It resembles a marble sculpture of him by Alessandro Algardi and a well-known portrait by Guido Reni. Both show Neri gazing upwards in ecstasy experiencing a vision of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child, which became a model for how other artists portrayed the saint. It is difficult to attribute this work to a particular artist. Such was the popularity of Neri and the international nature of Baroque art, it could have been made anywhere in Europe, most likely in Spain or Italy.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
(Italy / Spain)
Accession Number
4012.a-c-D3
Department
International Sculpture
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