Statue of Pope Urban VIII

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Memorial Statue of Pope Urban VIII
Memorial Statue of Pope Urban VIII by Bernini.jpg
Artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Year1635-40
Catalogue38
TypeSculpture
MediumMarble
Subject Pope Urban VIII
DimensionsOver life-size
Location Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome
Preceded by Busts of Paolo Giordano and Isabella Orsini
Followed by Bust of King Charles I (Bernini)

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]

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