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Pope Pius IX

Lorenzo Bartolini 1847

The portrait of Pope Pius IX represents one of the artist's last works. The piece dates back to the spring of 1847, when the sculptor went to Rome wishing to portray the Pope, who, however, granted him few sittings - something Bartolini regrets in one of his letters.

Technical information

Author: Lorenzo Bartolini
Title: Pope Pius IX
Date: 1847
Material and technique: Plaster
Size: h 41 cm
Location: Palazzo Pretorio Museum
Third Floor

The marble version was purchased by Anatolio Demidoff as a gift for Pius IX and is now in the Reggia di Caserta, but other replicas of the bust were made for the Pope's family.