Barberini bees

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heraldic charge heraldic emblem

The Barberini bees are a heraldic emblem of the powerful Italian Barberini family, prominently associated with Pope Urban VIII and widely used in Baroque art and architecture in Rome.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Bee (Napoleonic symbol) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf heraldic charge ⓘ
heraldic emblem ⓘ
appearsOn Baldachin of St. Peter's (Bernini) ⓘ
surface form: Baldacchino in St. Peter's Basilica

papal coat of arms of the Barberini family ⓘ
surface form: Barberini family coat of arms

Barberini palace furnishings ⓘ
Barberini tomb monuments ⓘ
Fontana del Tritone ⓘ
Palazzo Barberini, Rome ⓘ
surface form: Palazzo Barberini

papal coat of arms of the Barberini family ⓘ
surface form: Papal coat of arms of Urban VIII

Piazza Barberini ⓘ
Roman fountains of the Baroque period ⓘ
Sant'Andrea della Valle decorations ⓘ
Santa Maria della Vittoria decorations ⓘ
St. Peter's Basilica decorations ⓘ
associatedWith Italian Baroque ⓘ
Pope Urban VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ
category Heraldry of Italian noble families ⓘ
Papal heraldry ⓘ
Symbols of Rome ⓘ
centerOf Barberini family propaganda ⓘ
city Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
depicts bees ⓘ
eraOfProminence Baroque era ⓘ
hasNumber three ⓘ
heraldicTincture black ⓘ
gold ⓘ
influenced decorative programs of Roman churches ⓘ
iconography of papal Rome ⓘ
linkedTo Barberini nepotism in the papal court ⓘ
materialForm fresco painting ⓘ
metalwork ⓘ
stone carvings ⓘ
stucco reliefs ⓘ
represents diligence ⓘ
family unity ⓘ
industry ⓘ
symbolOf Barberini family NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod 17th century ⓘ
usedBy Barberini papal relatives ⓘ
Maffeo Barberini NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pope Urban VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor self-promotion of Barberini family ⓘ
visual identification of Barberini patronage ⓘ
usedIn Baroque ⓘ
surface form: Baroque architecture

Baroque ⓘ
surface form: Baroque art

Rome ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Pope Urban VIII → coatOfArms → Barberini bees ⓘ
Emperor of the French → hasSymbol → Barberini bees ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bee (Napoleonic symbol)