Barberini

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Barberini is an influential Italian noble family from Florence and Rome, best known for producing Pope Urban VIII and for its major patronage of Baroque art and architecture.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Palazzo Barberini 0
Maffeo Barberini 0
Barberini family 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian noble family
Pope
palace
architect Carlo Maderno NERFINISHED
Francesco Borromini NERFINISHED
Gian Lorenzo Bernini NERFINISHED
associatedArtwork The Triumph of Divine Providence ceiling fresco by Pietro da Cortona
surface form: Triumph of Divine Providence (Pietro da Cortona fresco)
associatedBuilding Palazzo Barberini, Rome
surface form: Palazzo Barberini alle Quattro Fontane

Basilica di Sant’Andrea della Valle
surface form: Sant’Andrea della Valle

Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza
surface form: Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza (through patronage network)
coatOfArms three bees on a blue field
country Italy
culturalLegacy major collection of art and antiquities
dynasticAlliance Aldobrandini family NERFINISHED
Colonna family
eraOfProminence 17th century
familySeat Palazzo Barberini, Rome
surface form: Palazzo Barberini
historicalActivity banking and commerce (early family history)
ecclesiastical careers
houseStyle Baroque
influenced Roman Baroque urbanism
knownFor patronage of Baroque architecture
patronage of Baroque art
language Italian
linkedToEvent War of Castro (through Urban VIII and nephews)
location Rome NERFINISHED
memberOf Barberini self-linksurface differs
motto Non sine causa (attributed to Urban VIII and family arms)
notableMember Antonio Barberini (cardinal, younger) NERFINISHED
Antonio Marcello Barberini (cardinal, elder) NERFINISHED
Francesco Barberini (cardinal)
Maffeo Barberini
Pope Urban VIII NERFINISHED
origin Florence
Rome
papalName Urban VIII NERFINISHED
patronageFocus church decoration in Rome
monumental palace architecture
patronOf Francesco Borromini NERFINISHED
Gian Lorenzo Bernini NERFINISHED
Pietro da Cortona NERFINISHED
politicalRole influence in Papal States
region Lazio
Tuscany
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
socialStatus nobility
timePeriod Baroque era
typeOfNobility Roman aristocracy

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pope Urban VIII familyName Barberini
Barberini memberOf Barberini self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Maffeo Barberini
Pope Urban VIII memberOf Barberini
this entity surface form: Barberini family
Pope Urban VIII nobleFamily Barberini
this entity surface form: Barberini family