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Bernini and Maderno
New St. Peters
C. 1603
Rome
Counter-Reformation
Roman Catholic response to Protestant Reformation: the movement of reform and regeneration instituted by the Roman Catholic Church in 1545 to counter the increasing strength of Protestantism in Europe as a result of the Reformation
Bernini
Baldacchino
1624-1633
Bronze and gilt
Urban VII (Barberini Family)
Urban VII Pope and patron for Bernini, interested in restoring the authority of the church. He was a member of the Barberini family, an influential family, Urban VII was seeking to elevate his family’s standing. The three bumble bees present on Baldacchino, were their family crest/seal.
