Angel with the Crown of Thorns

Coordinates : 41°54′13.0″N 12°29′0.7″E  /  41.903611°N 12.483528°E  / 41.903611; 12.483528
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Angel with the Crown of Thorns
Artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Year 1667  ( 1667 )
Catalogue 72
Type Sculpture
Medium Marble
Subject Angel
Location Sant'Andrea delle Fratte , Rome
Coordinates 41°54′13.0″N 12°29′0.7″E  /  41.903611°N 12.483528°E  / 41.903611; 12.483528
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 musee du Louvre in Paris.

The statue depicts the crown of thorns mentioned in the canonical gospels .

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  1. ^ "Angel with the Crown of Thorns" . Web Gallery of Art . Retrieved 13 August 2013 .

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