The Vision of Constantine (Bernini)

The Vision of Constantine
ArtistGian Lorenzo Bernini
Year1670 (1670)
Catalogue73
TypeSculpture
MediumMarble
LocationScala Regia, Vatican City
Coordinates41°54′10″N 12°27′18″E / 41.90278°N 12.45500°E / 41.90278; 12.45500
Preceded byAngel with the Superscription
Followed byEquestrian statue of Louis XIV (Bernini)

The Vision of Constantine is an equestrian sculpture by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini, located in the Scala Regia by St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. Originally commissioned as a free standing work of art within St. Peter's itself, the sculpture was finally unveiled in 1670 as an integral part of the Scala Regia - Bernini's redesigned stairway between St. Peter's Basilica and the Vatican Palace. Unlike other large works by Bernini, art historians have suggested that this work was almost entirely undertaken by him - no other sculptors have been recorded as receiving payment. Bernini's overall fee was 7,000 Roman scudi. [1]

  1. ^ Rudolf Wittkower, Bernini, the Sculptor of the Roman Baroque, 1955 (1st ed.), p.252

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