Baroque, Hellenistic sculpture
Sleeping Hermaphrodite
by Gian Lorenzo Bernini • 150 CE
🎨 Artwork Information
Artist
Year Created
150 CE
Materials
marble
Carrara marble
Movements
Baroque
Hellenistic sculpture
Art Forms
statue
🖼️ Artwork
📝 About This Artwork
ancient marble sculpture, modified by Gianlorenzo Bernini
Alternative Titles
Sleeping Hermaphrodite Borghese Hermaphroditus📐 Technical Details
Created In
Rome
Inception Period
150
Earliest Date
150
🏛️ Ownership & Provenance
Commissioned By
Scipione Borghese
Owner
French State
Inventory Number
MR 220
🎭 What This Artwork Depicts
12 depicted entities
Hermaphroditus
lying
sleep
nudity
mattress
pillow
drapery
dimples of Venus
navel
pubic hair removal
female breast
penis
🏛️ Collections
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