The Statue of Urban VIII is a large statue from the late 1630s, of the then pope Urban VIII. It was executed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and his workshop. The work was commissioned in 1635 and took five years to complete.[1] The piece sits in the Palazzo dei Conservatori in Rome.[2]
| Memorial Statue of Pope Urban VIII | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Artist | Gian Lorenzo Bernini |
| Year | 1635-40 |
| Catalogue | 38 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Marble |
| Subject | Pope Urban VIII |
| Dimensions | Over life-size |
| Location | Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome |
| Preceded by | Busts of Paolo Giordano and Isabella Orsini |
| Followed by | Bust of King Charles I (Bernini) |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Wittkower 1997, p. 258.
- ^ europeana 2013.
References
edit- europeana (2013). "Statua di Urbano VIII di Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1635-1640 ca. (Palazzo dei Conservatori, Roma, Aula maggiore o Sala degli Orazi e Curiazi)". Europeana. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- Wittkower, Rudolf (1997). Bernini: The Sculptor of the Roman Baroque. London: Phaidon Press.
Further reading
edit- Mezzatesta, Michael P. and Rudolf Preimesberger, Bernini, Grove Art Online.
- Mormando, Franco, Bernini: His Life and His Rome, Chicago, London: University of Chicago Press, 2011.
External links
editMedia related to Appartamento dei Conservatori (Rome) - Statue of Urban VIII at Wikimedia Commons
