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Funerary Monument to Pope Urban VIII

27/7/2019

 
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Funerary monument to Pope Urban VIII by Bernini, St Peter's Basilica, Rome
Funerary monument to Pope Urban VIII (det.)

The funerary monument to Pope Urban VIII, which stands in St Peter's Basilica, was executed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680), who completed it in 1647. 

Urban VIII (r. 1623-44) belonged to the Barberini family, whose coat arms was 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 and Justice. 

Funerary monument to Pope Urban VIII by Bernini, St Peter's Basilica, Rome
Funerary monument to Pope Urban VIII
Pope Urban VIII by Bernini, St Peter's Basilica, Rome
Pope Urban VIII

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