Cathedra Petri by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
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Cathedra Petri by Gian Lorenzo Bernini is a monumental Baroque sculptural reliquary in bronze and marble that dramatically frames the supposed throne of Saint Peter with dynamic figures and radiant light effects.
Aliases (4)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque artwork
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altar sculpture → sculptural reliquary → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chair of Saint Peter
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| architecturalContext |
Bernini's redesign of the apse of St. Peter's Basilica
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| artStyle |
theatrical Baroque
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| commissionedBy |
Pope Innocent X
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Pope Urban VIII → |
| country |
Vatican City
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| creator |
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
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| dedicatedTo |
Saint Peter
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| depicts |
Dove of the Holy Spirit
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Saint Ambrose → Saint Athanasius → Saint Augustine → Saint John Chrysostom → Throne of Saint Peter → |
| endTime |
1653
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| function |
reliquary for the relic of the Chair of Saint Peter
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| genre |
liturgical furnishing
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religious sculpture → |
| hasArtisticFeature |
illusionistic space
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integration of sculpture, architecture, and light → monumental scale → |
| hasPart |
bronze throne casing
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glory of angels and rays of light → oval alabaster window → sculptural group of four Doctors of the Church → |
| heritageDesignation |
part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Vatican City
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| influencedBy |
Counter-Reformation aesthetics
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| languageOfName |
Latin
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| locatedIn |
St. Peter's Basilica
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Vatican City → |
| materialUsed |
bronze
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gilded stucco → marble → |
| movement |
Baroque
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| positionInBuilding |
apse of St. Peter's Basilica
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| religiousTradition |
Roman Catholicism
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| significantEvent |
unveiling in 1653
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| startTime |
1647
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| symbolizes |
doctrinal authority of the Church
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papal authority → |
| usesVisualEffect |
dramatic light effects
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dynamic drapery → gilded rays of light → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Confessio of Saint Peter
("Baldachin of St. Peter")
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associatedWith |
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St. Peter's Basilica
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containsWork |
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini
("St. Peter’s Baldachin")
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designed |
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Galleria Borghese
("Apollo and Daphne by Gian Lorenzo Bernini")
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hasCollectionItem |
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini
("St. Peter’s Baldachin")
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notableWork |