Year 1667 (1667) Medium Marble Artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini Catalogue 72 | Type Sculpture Subject Angel Created 1667 | |
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Location Sant'Andrea delle Fratte, Rome Similar Gian Lorenzo Bernini artwork, Other artwork | ||
Angel with the Crown of Thorns 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. A terracotta modello for the sculpture is held by the musée du Louvre in Paris.
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