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Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Baldacchino, Saint Peter’s

by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker

Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Baldacchino, 1624-33, 100′ high, gilded bronze (Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City, Rome)

Smarthistory images for teaching and learning:

Bernini, Baldacchino, view down nave with sunlight

Bernini, Baldacchino, view of upper section

Bernini, Baldacchino, view of altar

Bernini, Baldacchino, view with crowd

Bernini, Baldacchino

Bernini, Baldacchino

Bernini, Baldacchino, view up column

Bernini, Baldacchino, detail with columns

Bernini, Baldacchino, splayed view

Bernini, Baldacchino, angled view

Bernini, Baldacchino view with dome above

Bernini, Baldacchino, top

Bernini, Baldacchino, view to Cathedra Petri

Spiral Columns reused from Old St. Peter's and by tradition originally from Solomon's Temple

More Smarthistory images…

Cite this page as: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker, "Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Baldacchino, Saint Peter’s," in Smarthistory, July 19, 2015, accessed March 24, 2023, https://smarthistory.org/bernini-baldacchino/.