Bernini - Painter and Sculptor

The last secret of an old master

The focus of the exhibition at Palais Lobkowitz is the Portrait of an Old Man, which was previously attributed to an anonymous painter. However, recent research suggests that the painter was none other than Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Known as the designer of St Peter’s Square in Rome and for his masterful sculptures, the Italian Baroque artist Bernini was one of the most outstanding artists of his time.

This new discovery from the Kunsthistorisches Museum’s collection is all the more spectacular given that only a few of his once numerous portrait paintings have survived. Around ten prominent international loans invite visitors to rediscover the great artist from a surprising and hitherto little-noticed perspective.