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The Baldacchino. Overall views

ArtistBernini, Gianlorenzo
Artist Info.Italy 1598-1680
ViewOverall view on central axis, daylight, no lamps
SiteRome, St. Peter's Basilica
LocationItaly
Date1624-33
SubjectSculpture
PeriodItalian Baroque
Saskia No.Mid-0320
SourceGardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 24, plate 5
 Margaret Lazzari, Exploring Art, 1st ed., chapter 11, plate 19
 Stokstad, Marilyn, Art History, 2nd ed., chapter 19, plate 2