SculptureItalian17th century
Head of Saint Jerome
c. 1661
Artists
Gian Lorenzo BerniniArtist
Dimensions
35.1 x 28.7 x 22.9 cm (13 13/16 x 11 5/16 x 9 in.)
Provenance
Giovanni Piancastelli, Rome, Italy, Sold to Mrs. Edward D. Brandegee, 1905. Piancastelli was the curator of the Galleria Borghese. Mrs. Edward D. (Mary B.) Brandegee, 1905, Sold to Fogg Art Museum, 1937.
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