National Bargello Museum in Florence (April – July 2009)
J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles ( November 2008 - March 2009)
National Gallery in Canadá, Ottawa (August 2008 - Marzo 2009)
Following presentations in Los Angeles and Ottawa, the Museo Nazionale del Bargello in Florence hosted Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture, centered on the celebrated bust of Costanza Bonarelli.
The exhibition explored Bernini’s early development across two main sections: his early years and his dynamic "speaking portraits" from 1630 to 1640. Highlighted works included portraits of Pope Urban VIII, Scipione Borghese, and other papal figures, alongside paintings by contemporary artists and Bernini’s own painted self-portraits. The show also highlighted the career of Bernini's pupil Giuliano Finelli, featuring key sculptures such as his busts of Maria Barberini Duglioli, Francesco Bracciolini, and Michelangelo Buonarroti the Younger.