Tomb of Pope Clement XIV

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Tomb of Pope Clement XIV
Tomb of Clemens XIV by Antonio Canova.jpg
Artist Antonio Canova
Year1783–1787
TypeSculpture
MediumMarble
Subject Pope Clement XIV
Location Santi Apostoli, Rome

The Tomb of Pope Clement XIV is a neoclassical stone monument and sculptural tableaux in Santi Apostoli, Rome by the Venetian sculptor Antonio Canova. The work is in the church where Pope Clement XIV (1705-1774) was the Cardinal-Priest before being elected Pontiff. [1]

The monument was commissioned by the merchant Carlo Giorgi and completed in 1787, thirteen years after the Pope's death. [2] Canova employed carrara marble and lumachella in the creation of the tomb. [3]

The figure of Pope Clemens XIV atop the tomb is said to reference St. John the Baptist. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "This is neo-classicism, baby! Canova's Pope Clemens XIV revolutionary tomb". January 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Funerary Monument to Pope Clement XIV by Canova, Santi Apostoli, Rome". Walks in Rome (Est. 2001).
  3. ↑ "Tomb of Clemens XIV by Antonio Canova". www.thehistoryofart.org.
  4. ↑ "Artibus et Historiae". artibusethistoriae.org.
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