BERNINI, Gian Lorenzo
(b. 1598, Napoli, d. 1680, Roma)

Studies for Daniel

c. 1655
Red chalk, 378 x 238 mm
Museum der Bildenden Künste, Leipzig

The studies on this sheet are for the statue of Daniel in the Cappella Chigi, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome. The group of Daniel and the Lion was executed in 1655-61.