Activating sacred objects in public space: Bernini's angels on the Ponte Sant'Angelo in early modern Rome
In 1667, Pope Clement IX commissioned Gian Lorenzo Bernini to design 10 sculptures of angels to decorate the Ponte Sant'Angelo in Rome. Contemporary accounts record that the faithful experienced Bernini's statues as animated celestial figures at the heart of the city. The ability of the ma...
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Material religion
Year: 2018, Volume: 14, Issue: 3, Pages: 339-367 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Engelsbrücke Rom
/ Angel
/ Sculpture
/ Sacralization
/ Public space
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RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion KBJ Italy |
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Rome
B Pilgrimage B Sacred Space B Ritual B urban space B Reception B Angels B Bernini B Performance |
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