Bust of Cardinal Guido Bentivoglio

The Bust of Cardinal Guido Bentivoglio is a marble sculpture by an unknown artist active in Rome in the 1630s.

He later was entrusted with the post of Cardinal Protector of France in Rome.

In Rome, he came into contact with the artists Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck, who belonged to the same circle as François Duquesnoy.

[2] The bust is relatively static, with carefully carved details such as the pouches under the Cardinal's eyes.

[2] The sitter was identified by comparing the bust with a portrait of Bentivoglio by Van Dyck.