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The Bust of Costanza Bonarelli is a marble portrait sculpture carved by the Italian Baroque artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini around 1636 to 1638. Depicting the wife of Bernini's assistant Matteo Bonarelli, with whom the sculptor had a well-documented romantic affair, the artwork is noted for its intimate...
'Lady with a Bunch of Flowers' is a marble portrait bust created by the Italian Renaissance sculptor Andrea del Verrocchio around 1475 to 1480. The sculpture depicts a Florentine noblewoman holding a small bouquet of flowers against her chest, a rare inclusion of hands in portraiture of that period....
The Bust of Brutus is a marble portrait sculpture attributed to Michelangelo Buonarroti, dated to approximately 1539–1540. It depicts Marcus Junius Brutus, the Roman senator notable for his role in the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE. The bust is the only surviving portrait bust attributed...
The Bust of Niccolò da Uzzano is a polychrome terracotta sculpture widely attributed to the early Renaissance master Donatello, dating to approximately 1430. The work depicts the prominent Florentine politician and is noted for its striking naturalism, moving away from the idealized portraits of the...
Attributed to the Florentine Renaissance sculptor Desiderio da Settignano, the Bust of a Young Man is a carved marble portrait of an unidentified youth. Created around the mid-15th century, the sculpture is currently housed in the National Museum of the Bargello in Florence. It is studied by art his...
Francesco Laurana was an Italian sculptor and medallist active during the early Renaissance. Between 1472 and 1474, he created a marble portrait bust of Battista Sforza, the Duchess of Urbino and wife of Federico da Montefeltro. This bust is notable for its idealized geometric forms, smooth continuo...
The Bust of Pietro Mellini is a marble portrait sculpture created by the Italian Renaissance artist Benedetto da Maiano in 1474. The artwork depicts Mellini, a prominent Florentine merchant and member of the influential Mellini family. Carved in the Quattrocento style, the bust is notable for its re...
Mino da Fiesole carved this marble portrait bust of Cosimo de' Medici (1389–1464), patriarch of the Florentine Medici banking dynasty, likely posthumously in the 1460s. The work is held in the National Museum of the Bargello in Florence. As one of the earliest Renaissance portrait busts reviving the...
