Tomb of Countess Matilda of Tuscany | |
Image Upright: | 1 |
Artist: | Gian Lorenzo Bernini |
Catalogue: | 33 |
Type: | Sculpture |
City: | Rome |
Museum: | St. Peter's Basilica |
Preceded By: | Two Busts of Cardinal Scipione Borghese |
Followed By: | Pasce Oves Meas |
The Tomb of Countess Matilda of Tuscany is a large sculptural memorial designed by the Italian artist Gianlorenzo Bernini and executed by Bernini and various other sculptors. It was commissioned by Pope Urban VIII in 1633 and was destined for St. Peter's, Rome, where it still sits now. The final parts were completed in 1644. The sculpture commemorates Matilda of Canossa as a defender of the church throughout the eleventh and twelfth centuries.