The Goat Amalthea with the Infant Jupiter and a Faun

The Goat Amalthea with the Infant Jupiter and a Faun is an early sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Produced in 1615, it is now in the Borghese Collection at the Galleria Borghese. It shows Amalthea as a goat, the infant god Jupiter and an infant Faun.

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Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Gian Lorenzo Bernini (also spelled Gianlorenzo or Giovanni Lorenzo; 7 December 1598 — 28 November 1680) was an Italian artist who worked principally in Rome. He was the leading sculptor of his age and also a prominent architect. In addition he painted, wrote plays, and designed metalwork and stage...

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