Blessed Soul (Bernini)

Blessed Soul
Latin: Anima Beata
Artist	Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Year	1619 (1619)
Catalogue	7
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Marble
Dimensions	Life-size
Location	Palace of Spain, Rome
Preceded by	Damned Soul (Bernini)
Followed by	Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius

The Blessed Soul (Italian: Anima Beata) is a bust by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Executed around 1619, it is a pendant piece to the Damned Soul.^[1][2] Their original location was sacristy of the church of San Giacomo degli Spagnuoli, but they were then moved in the late 19th century, and then to the Spanish Embassy to the Holy See in Piazza di Spagna^[3] The set may have been inspired by prints by Karel van Mallery, although they were initially categorized as nymph and satyr.