Public art & sculpture · Central Scotland
Bust of Carlo Antonio del Pozzo
Bust of Carlo Antonio del Pozzo in Scotland Central, United Kingdom.
Kenneth Yarham — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Bust of Carlo Antonio del Pozzo is a public sculpture in Scotland Central, United Kingdom, dating from 1622. Britain's public art ranges from Henry Moore reclining figures and Anthony Gormley installations to the Angel of the North and the surviving statues of empire.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Bust of Carlo Antonio del Pozzo is a sculptural portrait by the Italian artist Gianlorenzo Bernini. It is in the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh. Carlo Antonio was the Archbishop of Pisa and the uncle of the noted seventeenth-century collector, Cassiano del Pozzo, who commissioned Bernini to create the sculpture. It was acquired by the National Gallery of Scotland in 1986, at a cost of 3m British Pounds, although the value at the time was said to be much higher (around 7.5m pounds). It had previously been in the British stately home of Castle Howard, since 1715.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 55.9501, -3.1956
- District
- City of Edinburgh
- Postcode
- EH1 2LX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
- Established
- 1622
- Official site
- www.nationalgalleries.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q5002065 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bust of Carlo Antonio del Pozzo (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bust of Carlo Antonio del Pozzo?
- Bust of Carlo Antonio del Pozzo is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode EH1 2LX).
- When was Bust of Carlo Antonio del Pozzo built?
- Built or established in 1622.
- Is Bust of Carlo Antonio del Pozzo free to visit?
- Yes, Bust of Carlo Antonio del Pozzo is free to enter.
- How do I get to Bust of Carlo Antonio del Pozzo?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EH1 2LX. It sits within the Edinburgh East and Musselburgh parliamentary constituency.