# Bust of Cardinal Armand de Richelieu [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [BERNINI, Gian Lorenzo]() - Date: 1601-1650 - Technique: Marble ## Commentary Bernini worked from images of Cardinal Richelieu that had been sent to Rome from France, principally the Triple portrait of Cardinal de Richelieu by Philippe de Champaigne. Once completed, the bust was transported to Paris.\[1\]\[2\] The bust arrived in Paris in August 1640, but Richelieu was not happy with the work, quickly commissioning <a onclick="return OpenOther\('/html/w/warin/bust1.html'\)" href="/html/w/warin/bust1.html">another bust by Jean Warin.</a> \*\*\* Keywords: \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Author: BERNINI, Gian Lorenzo Title: Bust of Cardinal Armand de Richelieu Time-line: 1601-1650 School: Italian Form: sculpture Type: portrait ## Related artworks - [A portrait of a Man]() - [A seated male nude]() - [Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius \(detail\)]() - [Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius]() - [Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius]() - [Altar Cross]() - [Angel]() - [Angel with the Column]() - [Angel with the Crown of Thorns]() - [Angel with the Superscription]() - [Angels on Ponte Sant'Angelo]() - [Apollo and Daphne \(detail\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()