Bust_of_King_Charles_I_(Bernini)
Bust of King Charles I (Bernini)
Destroyed sculpture by Gianlorenzeo Bernini
The Bust of Charles I was a sculptural bust produced by the Italian artist Gianlorenzo Bernini which according to one historian, "set the visual conventions for centuries … [establishing itself as] the official portrait of secular absolutism.".[1] The sculpture was of the then king Charles I of England, who wrote to Bernini that the artist's name was "exalted above those of all men of talent who have exercised your profession.".[2]