Activating sacred objects in public space: Bernini's angels on the Ponte Sant'Angelo in early modern Rome

In 1667, Pope Clement IX commissioned Gian Lorenzo Bernini to design 10 sculptures of angels to decorate the Ponte Sant'Angelo in Rome. Contemporary accounts record that the faithful experienced Bernini's statues as animated celestial figures at the heart of the city. The ability of the ma...

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Auteur principal: Whitford, Kelly (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Taylor & Francis [2018]
Dans: Material religion
Année: 2018, Volume: 14, Numéro: 3, Pages: 339-367
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Engelsbrücke Rom / Ange / Sculpture / Sacralisation / Espace public
RelBib Classification:AD Sociologie des religions
AG Vie religieuse
KBJ Italie
Sujets non-standardisés:B Rome
B Rituel
B Pilgrimage
B Sacred Space
B urban space
B Reception
B Angels
B Bernini
B Performance
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