Sleeping Hermaphrodite
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Title
Sleeping Hermaphrodite
Description
The” Hermaphrodite” sculpture is one of Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s most famous restoration works. The figure radiates ambiguous seductiveness and intrigue. Hermaphroditus is shown sleeping down but different angles of the piece reveal the figure’s male and female genitalia.
Creator
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Source
Kenseth, Joy. “Bernini’s Borghese Sculptures: Another View.” The Art Bulletin 63, no. 2 (1981): 191–210. https://doi.org/10.2307/3050112.
Reid, Jane Davidson. The Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts 1300-1990s. 1. Vol. 1. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1993
Bacchi, Andrea, and Anna Coliva. Bernini. Milano: Officina Libraria srl, 2017.
Reid, Jane Davidson. The Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts 1300-1990s. 1. Vol. 1. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1993
Bacchi, Andrea, and Anna Coliva. Bernini. Milano: Officina Libraria srl, 2017.
Publisher
Cardinal Scipione Borghese
Date
1620
Contributor
Sofia Silvosa
Format
169 cm (67 in)
Type
Sculpture
Coverage
Louvre, Paris, France
Files
Citation
Gian Lorenzo Bernini, “Sleeping Hermaphrodite,” ARTHIST 256 - Italian Baroque Art - Fall 2021, accessed October 22, 2026, https://www.baroque.dahvc.org/fall-2021/items/show/350.