Episode 317 – Bernini’s Bridge of Angels
Rebuilding The Renaissance - En podcast av Rocky Ruggiero - Onsdagar
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In 1669, at the age of 71, Gian Lorenzo Bernini was commissioned by Pope Clemet IX to renovate the most important pilgrimage bridge in Rome, the Ponte Sant’Angelo. Bernini planned on installing 10 spectacular statues of angels holding the instruments of the passion, only two of which were ultimately carved by Bernini.