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Saint Longinus is a sculpture by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Completed in 1638, the marble sculpture sits in the north-eastern niche in the crossing of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City . [ 1 ]
There is altarpiece St. Longinus and St. Gaudentius by an anonymous author from 17th century in St. Anthony the Great Catholic parish church in Veli Lošinj. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] The Longinus cross (German: Longinuskreuz) is a special form of the Arma Christi cross, which occurs mainly in the Black Forest , but also occasionally in other regions of ...
Saint Longinus: St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City 1631–1638 Sculpture Marble Height 440 cm (174 in) 28 [35] Balconies in the Pillars of the Dome of St. Peter's Basilica: St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City 1633–1640 Sculpture Marble 29 [36] Tomb of Pope Urban VIII: St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City 1627–1647 Sculpture Golden bronze and ...
Gian Lorenzo (or Gianlorenzo) Bernini (UK: / b ɛər ˈ n iː n i /, US: / b ər ˈ-/; Italian: [ˈdʒan loˈrɛntso berˈniːni]; Italian Giovanni Lorenzo; 7 December 1598 – 28 November 1680) was an Italian sculptor and architect.
The Bust of Pope Gregory XV is a marble portrait sculpture by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. [1] Executed in 1621, the work is one of three busts of the subject created by Bernini—the other two were bronze casts. [2] The marble bust is on permanent display at the Art Gallery of Ontario, in Toronto. It was donated to the museum by ...
Several sculpted busts of Pope Urban VIII were created by the Italian artist Gianlorenzo Bernini, with varying amounts of assistance from other artists in his workshop: [1] Palazzo Barberini, Rome, 1623–1624. Marble. San Lorenzo in Fonte, 1626. Marble. Assistance by Giuliano Finelli. Galleria Nazionale di Arte, Palazzo Barberini, Rome, 1637 ...
Morions roam the streets in town from Holy Monday to Easter Sunday scaring the kids, or engaging in antics or surprises to draw attention. This is a folk-religious festival that re-enacts the story of Saint Longinus, a Roman centurion who was blind in one eye. The festival is characterized by colorful Roman costumes, painted masks and helmets ...
The Bust of Charles I was a sculptural bust produced by the Italian artist Gianlorenzo Bernini which according to one historian, "set the visual conventions for centuries … [establishing itself as] the official portrait of secular absolutism .".