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Angel with the Superscription

1669 sculpturesMarble sculptures in ItalySculptures by Gian Lorenzo BerniniSculptures of angels
Angel with the Superscription by Bernini
Angel with the Superscription by Bernini

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. It might seem that in this late work Bernini is not inspired by ancient works, instead the body (not the drapery) derives from Belvedere Antinoo (now Ermes): a figure studied by many other artists such as Algardi, Duquesnoy and Poussin. Bernini will say the students of the Academy of France in Paris that he was inspired many times by this statue, from his youth, considering it an "oracle".

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Angel with the Superscription
Via di Capo le Case, Rome Municipio Roma I

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Basilica di Sant' Andrea delle Fratte

Via di Capo le Case
00187 Rome, Municipio Roma I
Lazio, Italy
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Angel with the Superscription by Bernini
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