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Bernini made two Busts of Pope Paul V. The first one, created in 1618, is located in the Borghese Gallery in Rome. The second bust, now in the J. Paul Getty Museum, was created in 1621, shortly after the death of Paul V, and commissioned by his nephew, Cardinal Scipione Borghese. There is a bronze version of this sculpture in the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The Pope's slight frown forms two wrinkles near the arch of the eyebrows, creating a more natural expression to his face, along with his eyes, in which the pupils have not been engraved. The vestment worn by the pope is embellished with figures of Saints Peter and Paul on the two bands; it is fastened with a massive clasp that has a "pietra dura" in its centre.
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