Corpus (Bernini)

Corpus
English: The Body
ArtistGian Lorenzo Bernini
Year1655 (1655)
Catalogue57
TypeSculpture
MediumBronze
SubjectJesus
DimensionsLife-size
LocationArt Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
Preceded byBust of Francesco I d'Este
Followed byDaniel and the Lion (Bernini)

Corpus (The Body) is a life-size bronze sculpture of the crucified Jesus by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Cast in 1650, Bernini held onto it in his private collection for 25 years.[1]

  1. ^ "$50M Bernini bronze donated to Toronto gallery". CBC News. 11 January 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2013.