St. Peter's Baldachin - Wikipedia
St. Peter's Baldachin (Italian: Baldacchino di San Pietro, L'Altare di Bernini) is a large Baroque sculpted bronze canopy, technically called a ciborium or baldachin, over the high altar of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the city-state and papal enclave surrounded by Rome, Italy.
Baldacchino of St. Peter | History, Construction, & More
The Baldacchino of St.Peter's basilica was the brainchild of Pope Urban VIII. He took no time to hire his favorite and Italy's finest Baroque-style artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini for the construction. The Baldacchino, grand and imposing, took an astounding nine years to build.
Bernini’s baldacchino is actually a ciborium - Catholic Review
2020年12月2日 · Bernini designed the curved columns of his baldacchino with these ancient Solomonic columns in mind. I learned that Bernini’s baldacchino was actually a ciborium a few days ago, and the search to find out why lead me to discover so …
PHOTOS: Restoration of Bernini’s baldacchino begins in St.
2024年2月27日 · Restoration work has begun on the baldacchino over the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Workers will scale the scaffolding surrounding the 92-feet-high canopy...
Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Baldacchino, Saint Peter’s - Smarthistory
Thanks to the Baldacchino by Bernini, we have a little bit of a bridge between the vastness of this space and the scale of the human body. The Baldacchino is this eight-story-high canopy that marks the exact crossing of the church.
Finally Restored: Vaticano Baldacchino – Crux Stationalis
2024年10月25日 · The Baldacchino, designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, serves as a dramatic centerpiece above the high altar, which is situated directly over the tomb of St. Peter. Its towering presence draws the eye upward, creating a visual connection between the altar and Michelangelo’s magnificent dome above, enhancing the sense of verticality and grandeur ...
Bernini’s Baldacchino shines again at St. Peter’s
2024年11月11日 · The Baldacchino, the great canopy above the high altar of St. Peter’s Basilica designed by Baroque master architect and sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini, has been revealed in its original shining gilded glory after nine months of restoration.
A momentous unveiling: Bernini’s baldacchino restored - Aleteia
2024年10月12日 · The baldacchino itself, a stunning creation by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, was commissioned by Pope Urban VIII and completed between 1624 and 1635. Standing nearly 29 meters tall (almost 100...
Pope Francis to unveil restored Bernini’s baldacchino at Vatican …
2024年10月9日 · Pope Urban VIII hired Bernini to create the baldacchino, the structure of which initially needed 6,200 kilograms of bronze to complete. “The artist incorporated his signature Baroque-style of architecture that allowed exuberance and life-like movements revealing the grandeur of its subjects,” the website states, later adding:
The Papal Altar & Baldacchino - St Peter's Basilica
Rising above the altar is the baldacchino (95ft. canopy), Bernini's masterpiece and first work in St. Peter's. The ancient tomb of St. Peter lies directly below the altar. An interesting scene of a woman in childbirth appears on the eight coat of arms on the pedestals of the baldacchino.