Funerary Monument to Pope Urban VIII

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Funerary monument to Pope Urban VIII

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The funerary monument to Pope Urban VIII, which stands in St Peter's Basilica, was commissioned by the pope and executed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, who completed it in 1647. 

Urban VIII (1623-44) belonged to the Barberini family, whose coat arms is made up of three bees. Bernini added a number of the heraldic bees to the pope's monument. Several gilded bees can easily be spotted on the marble pedestal. 

The two statues depict Charity (left) and Justice. There are more bees on the pommel of Justice's sword. 

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Funerary monument to Pope Urban VIII

Pope Urban VIII