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Part three - Lists of the Monuments| Martinus V
Oddone Colonna 1417-1431 |
S. Giovanni
in Laterano XVIIth century drawing of the plate |
Bronze plate by Simone di Giovanni Ghini (mid XVth century.) |
| Eugenius IV
Gabriele Condulmero 1431-1447 |
S. Salvatore in Lauro | Marble monument by Isaia da Pisa (previously in S. Pietro Vecchio) (gisant type). |
| Nicolaus V
Tommaso Parentucelli 1447-1455 |
Grotte Vaticane in S. Pietro Detail of the pope's statue |
Marble monument by unknown artist (gisant type). |
| Callistus III
Alfonso Borgia 1455-1458 |
S. Maria in Monserrato Monument by F. Moratilla |
Small marble monument by F. Moratilla (1881). The original monument in the church of S. Andrea next to S. Pietro Vecchio was lost when the church was pulled down (1586). |
| Pius II
Enea Silvio Piccolomini 1458-1464 |
S. Andrea della Valle XVIIth century drawing of the monument |
Marble monument by Pietro Taccone (1477 ca.) (gisant type), previously in the church of S. Andrea next to S. Pietro Vecchio which was pulled down in 1586. |
| Paulus II
Pietro Barbo 1464-1471 |
Grotte Vaticane in S. Pietro | Marble monument by Mino da Fiesole and Giovanni Dalmata (gisant type). |
RENAISSANCE
(1471 - 1555)
List of Renaissance monuments in Rome.
| Sixtus IV
Francesco Della Rovere 1471-1484 |
Sacrestia di S. Pietro XVIIth century drawing of the monument |
Bronze monument by Antonio del Pollaiolo (1493) (gisant type). |
| Innocentius VIII
Giovan Battista Cibo 1484-1492 |
S. Pietro Overview of the monument |
Bronze monument by Antonio del Pollaiolo (1498). The pope is shown both laying on the sarcophagus and seating on the papal throne. |
| Alexander VI
Rodrigo Borja 1492-1503 |
S. Maria in Monserrato Monument by F. Moratilla |
Small marble monument by F. Moratilla (1881). The original monument in the church of S. Andrea next to S. Pietro Vecchio was lost when the church was pulled down (1586). |
| Pius III
Fracesco Todeschini Piccolomini 1503 |
S. Andrea della Valle | Marble monument (1503) by Sebastiano di Francesco Ferruccci (?) (gisant type), previously in the church of S. Andrea next to S. Pietro Vecchio which was pulled down in 1586. The monument is very similar to that of Pius II. |
| Julius II
Giuliano Della Rovere 1503-1513 |
S. Pietro in Vincoli Detail of Moses |
Large marble monument with several statues (including Moses) designed by Michelangelo (1545). The statue of the pope by Maso di Bosco shows him in the pose of an ancient Roman resting on his elbow. |
| Leo X
Giovanni de' Medici 1513-1521 |
S. Maria sopra Minerva | Large marble monument having the shape of a triumphal arch with statues and reliefs. The statue of the (seated) pope is attributed to Nanni di Baccio Bigio (1542). |
| Adrianus VI
Adrian Florisze 1522-1523 |
S. Maria
dell'Anima Detail of the pope's coat of arms |
Large marble monument designed by Baldassarre Peruzzi. The statue of the pope (gisant type) is attributed to Michelangelo da Siena or Nicolò Tribolo (1529-33). |
| Clemens VII
Giulio de' Medici 1523-1534 |
S. Maria sopra Minerva | Large marble monument having the shape of a triumphal arch with statues and reliefs. The statue of the (seated) pope is attributed to Raffaello da Montelupo (1542). |
| Paulus III
Alessandro Farnese 1534-1549 |
S. Pietro | Bronze and marble monument by Guglielmo della Porta (1575). The monument was most likely designed with the advice of Michelangelo. The pope (bronze statue) is seated on a high pedestal and is shown bareheaded. Four marble statues (the Virtues) laid at the foot of the pedestal. In 1628 Bernini moved the monument to a niche in the apse of the Basilica and two statues were transferred to Palazzo Farnese. |
| Julius III
Giovan Maria Ciocchi del Monte 1550-1555 |
Grotte Vaticane in S. Pietro | Sarcophagus. |
| Marcellus II
Marcello Cervini 1555 |
Grotte Vaticane in S. Pietro View of the sarcophagus |
Sarcophagus. |
COUNTER-REFORMATION
(1555 - 1605)
List of Mannerist monuments in Rome.
| Paulus IV
Gian Pietro Carafa 1555-1559 |
S. Maria sopra Minerva | Marble monument designed by Pirro Ligorio in 1566 and executed by Giacomo e Tomaso da Cerignola. The pope is shown seated. |
| Pius IV
Giovanni Angelo Medici 1559-1565 |
S. Maria degli Angeli | A simple marble plate with inscription. |
| Pius V
Antonio Ghislieri 1566-1572 |
S. Maria Maggiore | Large marble monument resembling a triumphal arch designed by Domenico Fontana in 1586 with reliefs showing the main events of the pontificate. The statue of the (seated) pope is attributed to Leonardo Sormani. |
| Gregorius XIII
Ugo Boncompagni 1572-1585 |
S. Pietro Detail of the dragon Detail of the relief |
Marble monument showing the (seated) pope between Religion and Magnificence. A relief shows the pope endorsing the reform of the calendar. The monument (by Camillo Rusconi) was executed in 1723 and it replaced a previous monument. |
| Sixtus V
Felice Peretti 1585-1590 |
S. Maria Maggiore | Large marble monument resembling a triumphal arch designed by Domenico Fontana in 1586 with reliefs showing the main events of the pontificate. The pope is shown bareheaded and while he is praying on his knees (statue by il Valsoldo). |
| Urbanus VII
Giovan Battista Castagna 1590 |
S. Maria sopra Minerva | Marble monument by Ambrogio Buonvicino (1614) showing the pope seated on his throne. |
| Gregorius XIV
Niccolò Sfondrati 1590-1591 |
S. Pietro | Unfinished marble monument: only two angels by Prospero Antichi (1591 ca.) holding the coat of arms of the pope are in place. |
| Innocentius IX
Giovan Antonio Facchinetti 1591 |
Grotte Vaticane in S. Pietro View of the sarcophagus |
Sarcophagus. |
| Clemens VIII
Ippolito Aldobrandini 1592-1605 |
S. Maria Maggiore Overview of the monument |
Large marble monument resembling a triumphal arch (similar to that designed by Domenico Fontana in 1586 for the monument to Sixtus V) with reliefs showing the main events of the pontificate. The statue of the (seated) pope is attributed to Silla da Viggiù (1611). |
| Leo XI
Alessandro d'Ottaviano de' Medici 1605 |
S. Pietro Detail of the relief Detail of the pope's coat of arms |
Large marble monument designed by Alessandro Algardi (1652) showing the pope seated between Magnanimity (by Ercole Ferrata) and Liberality (by Giuseppe Peroni). Below the throne Algardi added a relief showing two episodes of the pope's life. |
BAROQUE
(1605 - 1676)
List of Baroque monuments in Rome.
| Paulus V
Camillo Borghese 1605-1621 |
S. Maria Maggiore
Overview of the monument |
Large marble monument (1611) resembling a triumphal arch (similar to that designed by Domenico Fontana in 1586 for Sixtus V) with reliefs showing the main events of the pontificate. The pope is shown bareheaded and while he is praying on his knees (statue by Silla da Viggiù). |
| Gregorius XV
Alessandro Ludovisi 1621-1623 |
S. Ignazio Detail of the pope's coat of arms Detail of Strength by Camillo Rusconi |
Large bronze and marble monument by Pierre Legros (1717) showing the pope seated between Religion and Magnificence. Eight statues complete the decoration of the chapel. |
| Urbanus VIII
Maffeo Barberini 1623-1644 |
S. Pietro Detail of the Angel of Death and overview of the monument |
Large bronze and marble monument by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1647) showing the pope seated between Justice and Charity. A bronze Angel of Death tears the name of the pope. |
| Innocentius X
Giovan Battista Pamphili 1644-1655 |
S. Agnese in Agone | Marble monument by Giovan Battista Maini (1729) showing the pope between Faith and Justice. |
| Alexander VII
Fabio Chigi 1655-1667 |
S. Pietro Detail of the Angel of Death and overview of the monument Detail of the pope's coat of arms |
Large bronze and marble monument designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1678) and executed by his assistants. The pope is shown bareheaded and while he is praying on his knees (statue by Michel Maille). Four statues represent in the foreground Charity and Truth and in the background Justice and Prudence. |
| Clemens IX
Giulio Rospigliosi 1667-1669 |
S. Maria Maggiore Detail of Charity |
Large marble monument designed by Carlo Rainaldi (1671): statues by Domenico Guidi (seated pope), Ercole Ferrata (Charity), Cosimo Fancelli (Faith). |
| Clemens X
Giovan Battista Altieri 1670-1676 |
S. Pietro Detail of the decoration |
Large marble monument designed by Mattia de' Rossi (1684) showing the pope (statue by Ercole Ferrata) seated between Clemency (by Giuseppe Mazzuoli) and Benignity (by Lazzaro Morelli). |
DECADENCE
(1676 - 1878)
List of Late Baroque monuments in Rome.
| Innocentius XI
Benedetto Odescalchi 1676-1689 |
S. Pietro Detail of the pope's coat of arms Detail of the relief |
Large bronze and marble monument by Pierre Etienne Monnot (1701) partly based on a design by Carlo Maratta. The pope is seated (bareheaded) between Strength and Religion. A relief shows the Liberation of Vienna (1683) from the Turks. |
| Alexander VIII
Pietro Ottoboni 1689-1691 |
S. Pietro Detail of the pope's coat of arms |
Large bronze and marble monument designed by Carlo Arrigo di S. Martino (1725). The statues were designed by Angelo de' Rossi, but completed by Giuseppe Bertosi (the pope seated on his throne) and Giuseppe Raffaelli (Religion and Prudence). The relief is by Angelo de' Rossi. |
| Innocentius XII
Antonio Pignatelli 1691-1700 |
S. Pietro | Large marble monument designed by Ferdinando Fuga (1745). The statues were executed by Filippo della Valle and show the (seated) pope between Charity and Justice. |
| Clemens XI
Giovan Francesco Albani 1700-1721 |
S. Pietro | A simple marble plate with inscription. |
| Innocentius XIII
Michelangelo Conti 1721-1724 |
Grotte Vaticane in S. Pietro | Sarcophagus. |
| Benedictus XIII
Vincenzo Maria Orsini 1724-1730 |
S. Maria sopra Minerva Detail of Humility |
Large marble monument designed by Carlo Marchionni (1737). The statues were executed by Pietro Bracci (the pope on his knees and Religion) and Baccio Pincellotti (Humility). |
| Clemens XII
Lorenzo Corsini 1730-1740 |
S. Giovanni in Laterano | Large marble and bronze monument designed by Alessandro Galilei (1742). The statues were executed by Giovan Battista Maini (the pope seated on his throne) and Carlo Monaldi (Abundance and Magnificence). |
| Benedictus XIV
Prospero Lambertini 1740-1758 |
S. Pietro | Large marble monument designed by Pietro Bracci (1750) who executed the statue of the pope (shown in the act of standing up) and of Wisdom. The statue of Disinterestedness is a work by Gaspare Sibilia.. |
| Clemens XIII
Carlo Rezzonico 1758-1769 |
S. Pietro Detail of the Angel Detail of Religion |
Large marble monument designed ed executed by Antonio Canova (1792). The pope is shown bareheaded and on his knees between Religion and an Angel representing Death. Two lions at the bottom of the monument represent Strength and Mildness. |
| Clemens XIV
Giovan Vincenzo Ganganelli 1769-1774 |
SS. Apostoli | Large marble monument designed ed executed by Antonio Canova (1787). The pope is shown on his throne and well below the throne Canova represented Mildness and Temperance. |
| Pius VI
Giovan Angelo Braschi 1775-1799 |
Grotte Vaticane di S. Pietro | Marble statue showing the pope on his knees by Antonio Canova (1822). |
| Pius VII
Giorgio Chiaramonti 1800-1823 |
S. Pietro Detail of Strength |
Large marble monument designed ed executed by Berthel Thorwaldsen (1831). The pope is shown on his throne and well below the throne Thorwaldsen represented Strength and Wisdom. |
| Leo XII
Annibale Sermattei della Genga 1823-1829 |
S. Pietro | Marble monument by Giuseppe de Fabris (1836) showing the pope in an upright position. |
| Pius VIII
Francesco Saverio Castiglioni 1829-1830 |
S. Pietro | Large marble monument designed ed executed by Pietro Tenerani (1864). The pope is shown on his knees and bareheaded. Behind him a large statue of Jesus on a throne flanked by St Peter and St. Paul. |
| Gregorius XVI
Bartolomeo Cappellari 1831-1846 |
S. Pietro | Large marble monument designed ed executed by Luigi Amici (1854). The pope is shown on his throne and well below the throne Amici represented Wisdom and Prudence. |
| Pius IX
Giovan Maria Mastai-Ferretti 1846-1878 |
S. Lorenzo fuori le Mura | Sarcophagus. |
MONUMENTS AFTER PIUS IX (1878 -____)
| Leo XIII
Gioacchino Pecci 1878-1903 |
S. Giovanni in Laterano | Marble monument by Giulio Tadolini (1907). |
| Pius X
Giuseppe Sarto 1903-1914 |
S. Pietro | Marble monument designed by Florestano di Fausto (1923). The statue of the pope shown in an upright position is a work by Pier Enrico Astorri. |
| Benedictus XV
Giacomo Della Chiesa 1914-1922 |
S. Pietro | Marble monument designed by Luca Beltrami (1928). The statue of the pope bareheaded and on his knees is a work by Pietro Canonica. |
| Pius XI
Achille Ratti 1922-1939 |
S. Pietro | Bronze monument by Francesco Nagni (1965) showing the pope seated on his throne. |
| Pius XII
Eugenio Pacelli 1939-1958 |
S. Pietro | Bronze monument by Francesco Messina (1964) showing the pope in an upright position and wearing the mitre as a sign of the pope being the Bishop of Rome. |
| Johannes XXIII
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli 1958-1963 |
S. Pietro | Bronze relief by Emilio Greco (1967) showing several episodes of the pope's life. |
| Paulus VI
Giovanni Battista Montini 1963-1978 |
Grotte Vaticane di S. Pietro | Sarcophagus. |
| Johannes Paulus I
Albino Luciani 1978 |
Grotte Vaticane di S. Pietro | Sarcophagus. |
CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF THE MONUMENTS
The list does not include the popes buried in a sarcophagus or in the ground and it does not include monuments executed after 1864. The execution of
the monuments in some cases required a long time (in the case of the Monument to Julius II more than 30 years).
The date used for this list is the date of the completion of the monument or of the completion of its main components.
| Martinus V
Oddone Colonna 1417-1431 |
S. Giovanni
in Laterano XVIIth century drawing of the plate |
Bronze plate by Simone di Giovanni Ghini (mid XVth century.) |
| Eugenius IV
Gabriele Condulmero 1431-1447 |
S. Salvatore in Lauro | Marble monument by Isaia da Pisa (previously in S. Pietro Vecchio) (gisant type). |
| Nicolaus V
Tommaso Parentucelli 1447-1455 |
Grotte Vaticane in S. Pietro Detail of the pope's statue |
Marble monument by unknown artist (gisant type). |
| Pius II
Enea Silvio Piccolomini 1458-1464 |
S. Andrea della Valle XVIIth century drawing of the monument |
Marble monument by Pietro Taccone (1477 ca.) (gisant type), previously in the church of S. Andrea next to S. Pietro Vecchio which was pulled down in 1586. |
| Paulus II
Pietro Barbo 1464-1471 |
Grotte Vaticane in S. Pietro | Marble monument by Mino da Fiesole and Giovanni Dalmata (gisant type). |
| Sixtus IV
Francesco Della Rovere 1471-1484 |
Sacrestia di S. Pietro XVIIth century drawing of the monument |
Bronze monument by Antonio del Pollaiolo (1493) (gisant type). |
| Innocentius VIII
Giovan Battista Cibo 1484-1492 |
S. Pietro Overview of the monument |
Bronze monument by Antonio del Pollaiolo (1498). The pope is shown both laying on the sarcophagus and seating on the papal throne. |
| Pius III
Fracesco Todeschini Piccolomini 1503 |
S. Andrea della Valle | Marble monument (1503) by Sebastiano di Francesco Ferruccci (?) (gisant type), previously in the church of S. Andrea next to S. Pietro Vecchio which was pulled down in 1586. The monument is very similar to that of Pius II. |
| Adrianus VI
Adrian Florisze 1522-1523 |
S. Maria
dell'Anima Detail of the pope's coat of arms |
Large marble monument designed by Baldassarre Peruzzi. The statue of the pope (gisant type) is attributed to Michelangelo da Siena or Nicolò Tribolo (1529-33). |
| Leo X
Giovanni de' Medici 1513-1521 |
S. Maria sopra Minerva | Large marble monument having the shape of a triumphal arch with statues and reliefs. The statue of the (seated) pope is attributed to Nanni di Baccio Bigio (1542). |
| Clemens VII
Giulio de' Medici 1523-1534 |
S. Maria sopra Minerva | Large marble monument having the shape of a triumphal arch with statues and reliefs. The statue of the (seated) pope is attributed to Raffaello da Montelupo (1542). |
| Julius II
Giuliano Della Rovere 1503-1513 |
S. Pietro in Vincoli Detail of Moses |
Large marble monument with several statues (including Moses) designed by Michelangelo (1545). The statue of the pope by Maso di Bosco shows him in the pose of an ancient Roman resting on his elbow. |
| Paulus IV
Gian Pietro Carafa 1555-1559 |
S. Maria sopra Minerva | Marble monument designed by Pirro Ligorio in 1566 and executed by Giacomo e Tomaso da Cerignola. The pope is shown seated. |
| Paulus III
Alessandro Farnese 1534-1549 |
S. Pietro | Bronze and marble monument by Guglielmo della Porta (1575). The monument was most likely designed with the advice of Michelangelo. The pope (bronze statue) is seated on a high pedestal and is shown bareheaded. Four marble statues (the Virtues) laid at the foot of the pedestal. In 1628 Bernini moved the monument to a niche in the apse of the Basilica and two statues were transferred to Palazzo Farnese. |
| Pius V
Antonio Ghislieri 1566-1572 |
S. Maria Maggiore | Large marble monument resembling a triumphal arch designed by Domenico Fontana in 1586 with reliefs showing the main events of the pontificate. The statue of the (seated) pope is attributed to Leonardo Sormani. |
| Sixtus V
Felice Peretti 1585-1590 |
S. Maria Maggiore | Large marble monument resembling a triumphal arch designed by Domenico Fontana in 1586 with reliefs showing the main events of the pontificate. The pope is shown bareheaded and while he is praying on his knees (statue by il Valsoldo). |
| Clemens VIII
Ippolito Aldobrandini 1592-1605 |
S. Maria Maggiore Overview of the monument |
Large marble monument resembling a triumphal arch (similar to that designed by Domenico Fontana in 1586 for the monument to Sixtus V) with reliefs showing the main events of the pontificate. The statue of the (seated) pope is attributed to Silla da Viggiù (1611). |
| Paulus V
Camillo Borghese 1605-1621 |
S. Maria Maggiore
Overview of the monument |
Large marble monument (1611) resembling a triumphal arch (similar to that designed by Domenico Fontana in 1586 for Sixtus V) with reliefs showing the main events of the pontificate. The pope is shown bareheaded and while he is praying on his knees (statue by Silla da Viggiù). |
| Urbanus VII
Giovan Battista Castagna 1590 |
S. Maria sopra Minerva | Marble monument by Ambrogio Buonvicino (1614) showing the pope seated on his throne. |
| Urbanus VIII
Maffeo Barberini 1623-1644 |
S. Pietro Detail of the Angel of Death and overview of the monument |
Large bronze and marble monument by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1647) showing the pope seated between Justice and Charity. A bronze Angel of Death tears the name of the pope. |
| Leo XI
Alessandro d'Ottaviano de' Medici 1605 |
S. Pietro Detail of the relief Detail of the pope's coat of arms |
Large marble monument designed by Alessandro Algardi (1652) showing the pope seated between Magnanimity (by Ercole Ferrata) and Liberality (by Giuseppe Peroni). Below the throne Algardi added a relief showing two episodes of the pope's life. |
| Clemens IX
Giulio Rospigliosi 1667-1669 |
S. Maria Maggiore Detail of Charity |
Large marble monument designed by Carlo Rainaldi (1671): statues by Domenico Guidi (seated pope), Ercole Ferrata (Charity), Cosimo Fancelli (Faith). |
| Alexander VII
Fabio Chigi 1655-1667 |
S. Pietro Detail of the Angel of Death and overview of the monument Detail of the pope's coat of arms |
Large bronze and marble monument designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1678) and executed by his assistants. The pope is shown bareheaded and while he is praying on his knees (statue by Michel Maille). Four statues represent in the foreground Charity and Truth and in the background Justice and Prudence. |
| Clemens X
Giovan Battista Altieri 1670-1676 |
S. Pietro Detail of the decoration |
Large marble monument designed by Mattia de' Rossi (1684) showing the pope (statue by Ercole Ferrata) seated between Clemency (by Giuseppe Mazzuoli) and Benignity (by Lazzaro Morelli). |
| Innocentius XI
Benedetto Odescalchi 1676-1689 |
S. Pietro Detail of the pope's coat of arms Detail of the relief |
Large bronze and marble monument by Pierre Etienne Monnot (1701) partly based on a design by Carlo Maratta. The pope is seated (bareheaded) between Strength and Religion. A relief shows the Liberation of Vienna (1683) from the Turks. |
| Gregorius XV
Alessandro Ludovisi 1621-1623 |
S. Ignazio Detail of the pope's coat of arms Detail of Strength by Camillo Rusconi |
Large bronze and marble monument by Pierre Legros (1717) showing the pope seated between Religion and Magnificence. Eight statues complete the decoration of the chapel. |
| Gregorius XIII
Ugo Boncompagni 1572-1585 |
S. Pietro Detail of the dragon Detail of the relief |
Marble monument showing the (seated) pope between Religion and Magnificence. A relief shows the pope endorsing the reform of the calendar. The monument (by Camillo Rusconi) was executed in 1723 and it replaced a previous monument. |
| Alexander VIII
Pietro Ottoboni 1689-1691 |
S. Pietro Detail of the pope's coat of arms |
Large bronze and marble monument designed by Carlo Arrigo di S. Martino (1725). The statues were designed by Angelo de' Rossi, but completed by Giuseppe Bertosi (the pope seated on his throne) and Giuseppe Raffaelli (Religion and Prudence). The relief is by Angelo de' Rossi. |
| Innocentius X
Giovan Battista Pamphili 1644-1655 |
S. Agnese in Agone | Marble monument by Giovan Battista Maini (1729) showing the pope between Faith and Justice. |
| Benedictus XIII
Vincenzo Maria Orsini 1724-1730 |
S. Maria sopra Minerva Detail of Humility |
Large marble monument designed by Carlo Marchionni (1737). The statues were executed by Pietro Bracci (the pope on his knees and Religion) and Baccio Pincellotti (Humility). |
| Clemens XII
Lorenzo Corsini 1730-1740 |
S. Giovanni in Laterano | Large marble and bronze monument designed by Alessandro Galilei (1742). The statues were executed by Giovan Battista Maini (the pope seated on his throne) and Carlo Monaldi (Abundance and Magnificence). |
| Innocentius XII
Antonio Pignatelli 1691-1700 |
S. Pietro | Large marble monument designed by Ferdinando Fuga (1745). The statues were executed by Filippo della Valle and show the (seated) pope between Charity and Justice. |
| Benedictus XIV
Prospero Lambertini 1740-1758 |
S. Pietro | Large marble monument designed by Pietro Bracci (1750) who executed the statue of the pope (shown in the act of standing up) and of Wisdom. The statue of Disinterestedness is a work by Gaspare Sibilia.. |
| Clemens XIV
Giovan Vincenzo Ganganelli 1769-1774 |
SS. Apostoli | Large marble monument designed ed executed by Antonio Canova (1787). The pope is shown on his throne and well below the throne Canova represented Mildness and Temperance. |
| Clemens XIII
Carlo Rezzonico 1758-1769 |
S. Pietro Detail of the Angel Detail of Religion |
Large marble monument designed ed executed by Antonio Canova (1792). The pope is shown bareheaded and on his knees between Religion and an Angel representing Death. Two lions at the bottom of the monument represent Strength and Mildness. |
| Pius VI
Giovan Angelo Braschi 1775-1799 |
Grotte Vaticane di S. Pietro | Marble statue showing the pope on his knees by Antonio Canova (1822). |
| Pius VII
Giorgio Chiaramonti 1800-1823 |
S. Pietro Detail of Strength |
Large marble monument designed ed executed by Berthel Thorwaldsen (1831). The pope is shown on his throne and well below the throne Thorwaldsen represented Strength and Wisdom. |
| Leo XII
Annibale Sermattei della Genga 1823-1829 |
S. Pietro | Marble monument by Giuseppe de Fabris (1836) showing the pope in an upright position. |
| Gregorius XVI
Bartolomeo Cappellari 1831-1846 |
S. Pietro | Large marble monument designed ed executed by Luigi Amici (1854). The pope is shown on his throne and well below the throne Amici represented Wisdom and Prudence. |
| Pius VIII
Francesco Saverio Castiglioni 1829-1830 |
S. Pietro | Large marble monument designed ed executed by Pietro Tenerani (1864). The pope is shown on his knees and bareheaded. Behind him a large statue of Jesus on a throne flanked by St Peter and St. Paul. |
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Note: the icon of Papal Monuments shows a detail of the Monument to Honorius IV in S. Maria in Aracoeli. The image used as a background for this page shows a detail of the Monument to Leo XI
by Alessandro Algardi in S. Pietro. The image used as a background for the tables shows a detail of the Monument to Gregorius XV by Pierre Legros in S. Ignazio.
Other pages dealing with Baroque sculpture:
Statues in the act of praying
Representation of Death in Baroque sculptures
Monuments showing the dead in a medallion
Baroque Angels
Three chapels by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Three busts by Alessandro Algardi
See also my List of Baroque Architects and my Directory of Baroque Sculpture.
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