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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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St. Peter's Baldachin
Work_PrefTitle
St. Peter's Baldachin
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Baldacchino di San Pietro
Work_AltTitle
Baldacchino di San Pietro
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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Detail, middle sections of twisted column decorated with putti, bees and laurel leaves
Image_Title
Detail, middle sections of twisted column decorated with putti, bees and laurel leaves
Image View
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Creator:
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italian sculptor, 1598-1680)
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italian sculptor, 1598-1680)
Creator
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Location:
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site: Saint Peter's (Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano) (Rome (Vatican City), Santa Sede (Holy See), Italy)
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site: Saint Peter's (Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano) (Rome (Vatican City), Santa Sede (Holy See), Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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Piazza di San Pietro
Work_LocationNotes
Piazza di San Pietro
Location Note
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GPS:
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41.902222 12.453333
GPS
41.902222 12.453333
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Date:
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1623-1634 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
1623-1634 (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
Work_Culture
Italian
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Baroque; Seventeenth century
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Baroque; Seventeenth century
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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ciborium (structure)
Work_Worktype1
ciborium (structure)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
Work_Classification
Sculpture and Installations
Classification
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Material:
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bronze; marble
Work_MaterialDisplay
bronze; marble
Material
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Technique:
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carving (processes); casting (process)
Work_Technique
carving (processes); casting (process)
Technique
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Measurements:
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94.3 ft (height)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
94.3 ft (height)
Measurements
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Subjects:
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architecture; Old Testament and Apocrypha; Barberini family; Urban VIII, Pope, 1568-1644; bees
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architecture; Old Testament and Apocrypha; Barberini family; Urban VIII, Pope, 1568-1644; bees
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Description:
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A large Baroque sculpted bronze canopy, technically called a ciborium or baldachin, over the high altar of St. Peter's. The baldachin is at the center of the crossing, and directly under the dome of the basilica, to mark the place of Saint Peter's tomb underneath. The four columns are 66 feet high. The base and capital were cast separately and the shaft of each column was cast in three sections. Their helical (twisted) form was derived from the smaller marble helical columns once thought to have been brought to Rome by the Emperor Constantine from Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem. The structure is decorated with detailed motifs including heraldic emblems of the Barberini family (Urban VIII was born Maffeo Barberini) such as bees and laurel leaves. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Work_Description_Sou rce
A large Baroque sculpted bronze canopy, technically called a ciborium or baldachin, over the high altar of St. Peter's. The baldachin is at the center of the crossing, and directly under the dome of the basilica, to mark the place of Saint Peter's tomb underneath. The four columns are 66 feet high. The base and capital were cast separately and the shaft of each column was cast in three sections. Their helical (twisted) form was derived from the smaller marble helical columns once thought to have been brought to Rome by the Emperor Constantine from Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem. The structure is decorated with detailed motifs including heraldic emblems of the Barberini family (Urban VIII was born Maffeo Barberini) such as bees and laurel leaves. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
LocalCollection
Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
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Identifier:
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6A1-BG-SP-BAL-A16
Image_OriginalVendor ID
6A1-BG-SP-BAL-A16
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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