Bernini Masterpiece
by Joan Carroll
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12.000 x 18.000 inches
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Title
Bernini Masterpiece
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
This grandiose sculpture monument is located in the apse of St Peter's Basilica, at the end of the central nave. In the center is the Altar of the Chair or Peter, a masterpiece that is the work of Gian Lorenzo Bernini. An ancient tradition holds that the Apostle himself sat upon it during sermons. However, the archaeologist G.B. De Rossi, who was able to examine the venerable relic during one of the centenary festivities in 1867, the last time that the Chair was put on show, concluded that only the acacia wood skeleton dates from the early age, while the other parts in oak, anchored to the skeleton by strips of iron and the ivory plaques, belong to a re-construction of the Chair made in the Byzantine period. The base of the altar is made of black and white marble from Aquitaine and red jasper from Sicily. Four gigantic statues (about 5 m. tall) in gilded bronze surround the Chair which looks almost as if it were suspended amidst the clouds. The two outer statues are figures of two Doctors of the Latin Church: St. Ambrose and St. Augustine; the two inner statues, with bare heads, are of two Doctors of the Greek Church: St. Athanasius and St. John Chrysostom. Above the Chair are two angels bearing the tiara and keys, symbols of the Roman pontiff's authority. The whole composition is crowned by the fantastic gilt and stucco Gloria peopled by a host of angels among rays of light and gigantic billowing clouds. In their midst is the precious window of Bohemian glass, divided into twelve sections as a tribute to the Twelve Apostles; a brilliant dove stands out against it, the symbol of the Holy Spirit.
FEATURED PHOTO, Italy group, 1/28/21
FEATURED PHOTO, Images That Excite You group, 1/3/21
FEATURED PHOTO, Catholic Art Gallery group, 12/23/20
FEATURED PHOTO, Churches group, 6/24/18
FIRST PLACE finish (tie), Photographs of Rome contest, 10/31/15
FEATURED PHOTO, The World We See group, 9/21/14
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November 4th, 2012
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