Bust of Marcantonio Grillo
by PONSONELLI, Giacomo Antonio, Marble, life-size
Ponsonelli was the son-in-law of Filippo Parodi. His bust of Marcantonio Grillo betrays a familiarity with Bernini’s bust of Louis XIV of 1665 and demonstrates how quickly such regal prototypes were absorbed into representations of the upper bourgeoisie.