Tomb of Pope Clement XIV explained

Tomb of Pope Clement XIV
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Artist:	Antonio Canova
Type:	Sculpture
Material:	Marble
Subject:	Pope Clement XIV
City:	Rome, Italy
Museum:	Santi Apostoli, Rome]

The Tomb of Pope Clement XIV is a neoclassical stone monument and sculptural tableaux in Santi Apostoli, Rome by the Venetian sculptor Antonio Canova. The work is in the church where Pope Clement XIV (1705-1774) was the Cardinal-Priest before being elected Pontiff.^[1]

The monument was commissioned by the merchant Carlo Giorgi and completed in 1787, thirteen years after the Pope's death.^[2] Canova employed carrara marble and lumachella in the creation of the tomb.^[3]

The figure of Pope Clemens XIV atop the tomb is said to reference St. John the Baptist.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: This is neo-classicism, baby! Canova's Pope Clemens XIV revolutionary tomb. January 26, 2016.
2. Web site: The Funerary Monument to Pope Clement XIV by Canova, Santi Apostoli, Rome. Walks in Rome (Est. 2001).
3. Web site: Tomb of Clemens XIV by Antonio Canova. www.thehistoryofart.org.
4. Web site: Artibus et Historiae. artibusethistoriae.org.