THE GETTY MUSEUM PAYS TRIBUTE TO BAROQUE PORTRAIT SCULPTURE OF BERNINI’S GENIUS

Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the most relevant artist of all baroque art, the one who was able to embody and translate in images the ideals and thrills of his era, dominating undisputed the Roman artistic scene for more than sixty years, becomes “peace ambassador” between Italy and the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. After various confrontations, ended at the beginning of the year, on the restitution by the US museum of stolen Italian masterpieces (the Getty displayed 40 pieces that came from the illegal market and therefore belonged to our country), the exhibition dedicated to Bernini is a ploy to sign a new chapter on cultural relations between Italy and the United States.

Article translated by Amritee Mahabir

By now it is widely known that the exhibits organised by Marco Goldin manage to achieve a huge capital. We only have to think of the “Gauguin and Van Gogh” show organised in 2006 in Brescia, that had a total economic impact equal to 75,746,760 euros in comparison to an investment of 7-8 million euros.