Angel with the Crown of Thorns | |
Image Upright: | 1 |
Artist: | Gian Lorenzo Bernini |
Catalogue: | 72 |
Type: | Sculpture |
Material: | Marble |
Subject: | Angel |
City: | Rome |
Museum: | Sant'Andrea delle Fratte |
Coordinates: | 41.9036°N 12.4835°W |
Preceded By: | Elephant and Obelisk |
Followed By: | Angel with the Superscription |
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.[1] A terracotta modello for the sculpture is held by the musée du Louvre in Paris.
The statue depicts the crown of thorns mentioned in the canonical gospels.