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Corpus | |
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English: The Body | |
Artist | Gian Lorenzo Bernini |
Year | 1655 |
Catalogue | 57 |
Type | Sculpture |
Medium | Bronze |
Subject | Jesus |
Dimensions | Life-size |
Location | Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto |
Preceded by | Bust of Francesco I d'Este |
Followed by | Daniel 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]