Lorenzo in Lucina, Costanza was resident in the street "behind the palace of the church" - the current via della Vite - with her father Leonardo and her step-mother, Tiberia. The name of her mother is unknown because in this document, coming from the Stati d'Anime of the parish S. The first time she appears in documents is in Rome during 1625, when she was eleven years old. She is known for being portrayed by the artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini in the bust now exhibited at the National Museum of Bargello in Florence, created between 16.Ĭostanza was born around 1614, daughter of Lorenzo Piccolomini, member of a minor branch of the important Sienese family. Bust of Costanza Bonarelli di Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1638–39, Museo del BargelloĬostanza Bonarelli (1614 – 3 December 1662), also known as Costanza Bonucelli or Costanza Piccolomini Bonucelli, was an Italian noblewoman, merchant and art dealer, descended from a Sienese noble family.
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