St. Peter's Basilica - Table of Contents ................... Architecture Around the World
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Bernini's baldachino - St. Peter's Basilica
Vatican City, Italy
Baldachino: An ornamental canopy over an altar, usually supported by columns, or a similar form over a tomb or throne.
Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680):
Italian artist and a prominent architect. He was the leading sculptor
of his age, credited with creating the Baroque style of sculpture.
TEXT Beneath Illustrations
![]() Four bronze twisted Baroque columns supporting baldachino. Note mosaic spandrel in one of four pendentives supporting Michelangelo's cupola. ![]() Bronze for the baldachino was "recycled" from the Pantheon. ![]() Note monumental S scrolls ... Dentils ... Roman composite (twisted) columns ![]() ![]() Note mosaic spandrels in two of four pendentives supporting Michelangelo's cupola. ![]() Roman composite (twisted) columns ![]() Dove in bronze canopy ![]() |
Except from Rome: A Cultural, Visual, and Personal History By Robert Hughes Vintage Books, 2012, pp. 284-286 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |