Tomb of Pope Clement XIV

Tomb of Pope Clement XIV
ArtistAntonio Canova
Year1783-1787 (1783-1787)
TypeSculpture
MediumMarble
SubjectPope Clement XIV
LocationSanti Apostoli, Rome], Rome, Italy

The Tomb of Pope Clement XIV is a neoclassical stone monument and sculptural tableaux in Santi Apostoli, Rome by the Venetian sculptor Antonio Canova. The work is in the church where Pope Clement XIV (1705-1774) was the Cardinal-Priest before being elected Pontiff.[1]

The monument was commissioned by the merchant Carlo Giorgi and completed in 1787, thirteen years after the Pope's death.[2] Canova employed carrara marble and lumachella in the creation of the tomb.[3]

The figure of Pope Clemens XIV atop the tomb is said to reference St. John the Baptist.[4]

References

  1. ^ "This is neo-classicism, baby! Canova's Pope Clemens XIV revolutionary tomb". January 26, 2016.
  2. ^ "The Funerary Monument to Pope Clement XIV by Canova, Santi Apostoli, Rome". Walks in Rome (Est. 2001).
  3. ^ "Tomb of Clemens XIV by Antonio Canova". www.thehistoryofart.org.
  4. ^ "Artibus et Historiae". artibusethistoriae.org.