A marble portrait bust of Pope Paul V wearing richly folded vestments.

Courtesy of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles · CC0

J. Paul Getty Museum

Sculpture

Bust of Pope Paul V

Gian Lorenzo Bernini · 1621

J. Paul Getty Museum
Getty Center, Los Angeles

Why it stays

Cold marble suggests soft fabric, living flesh, and institutional authority.

Medium: Marble
Collection: J. Paul Getty Museum

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Two forms of power expressed through posture, surface, and gaze.

A young halberdier in a pale doublet stands against a dark green wall.

Painting

Portrait of a Halberdier

Pontormo (Jacopo Carucci) · 1529–1530

J. Paul Getty Museum