But when descendants of the 17th-century cardinal Flavio Chigi had thick layers of dark overpainting removed, they realised they owned an extraordinary sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini ...

After centuries in a private collection and hidden under a dense layer of overpainting, a Gian Lorenzo Bernini sculpture is finally coming to light at Rijksmuseum. Its arrival at the Amsterdam ...

This particular Bernini sculpture went unnoticed for centuries ... much-discussed masterpieces The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa and David—laid the foundation for the Baroque style of sculpture ...