The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Art Object

Water Works: Bernini on Piazza Navona

In conjunction with the exhibition Bernini: Sculpting in Clay (on view October 3, 2012–January 6, 2013), Tod Marder, Professor II, Department of Art History, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, outlines the methods Bernini used to design and construct the fountains in Piazza Navona in Rome. Marder also discusses how Bernini's use of models helped him gain valuable commissions and ensure that his fountains would be accurately constructed.

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The Roentgens' Berlin Secretary Cabinet
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Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen: Demonstration
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Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen: Animation
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The Virgin Mary

Date:: ca. 1560
Culture:: Flemish
Medium:: Boxwood
Dimensions:: H. 11-1/4 in. (28.6 cm)
Classification:: Sculpture
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund, 1947
Accession Number:: 47.3.1

This artwork is not on display

Provenance

Richard von Passavant-Gontard (until at least 1929) ; Ernst Rosenfeld (until 1947; Rosenfeld collection sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, January 4, 1947, cat. no. 108; sold to MMA)
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