Angel with the Superscription

Angel with the Superscription
Artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Year 1667 (1667)
Catalogue 72
Type Sculpture
Material Marble
Subject Angel
Location Sant'Andrea delle Fratte, Rome
Coordinates Coordinates: 41°54′13.0″N 12°29′0.7″E / 41.903611°N 12.483528°E / 41.903611; 12.483528

Angel with the Superscription is a statue by Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Originally commissioned by Pope Clement IX for the Ponte Sant'Angelo project, the statue was replaced with a copy and the original was moved to Sant'Andrea delle Fratte in Rome, Italy. The statue was started in 1667 and completed in 1669.[1]

References

  1. "Angel with the Superscription". Web Gallery of Art. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
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