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The Allegory Statues

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1. Ecclesiastical Authority (1647)
2. Divine Justice (1648)
3. Virginity (1647)
4. Obedience 1649)
Grottoes 5. Humility (1647)
Vatican City 6. Patience (1647)
Colonnade Saints 7. Justice (1599)
Pope Medallians 8. Fortitude (1600)
Portico 9. Prudence (1599)
10. Hope (1600)
11. Catholic Faith (1714)
12. Justice (1715)
Altars 13. Humility (1716)
Monuments 14. Immortality (1716).
The History 15. Thought (1716)
16. Compassion(1716)
17. Purity (1715)
18. Benignity (1716)
19. Liberality (1717)
20. Vigilance (1717)
21. Charity (1599)
22. Faith (1599)
23. Innocence (1647)
24. Peace (1647)
25. Clemency (1647)
26. Constancy (1647)
27. Mercy (1647)
28. Fortitude (1647)

From 1647-1649 Bernini supervised work on the decoration of the nave in the spandrels of the arches, with
stucco statues of the Allegories. These had alread been begun by Ambrogio Buonvicino and Camillo Mariani,
with the figures of Faith, Charity, Justice and Fortitude. This series of 28 large allegorical, full relief statues,
was designed according to the baroque iconography established by Cesare Ripa as an example of the
teaching being imparted by the Church through art.

The middle decades of the 17th century were years marked by great decorative projects for St Peter's, which
rapidly changed the severe aspect of the unadorned church, in conformity with the principles of the Counter-
reformation.

Source: St Peter's Basilica - A Virtual Tour by Our Sunday Visitor, ©1999

Ecclesiastical Authority Divine Justice Virginity Obedience Humility Patience Justice

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Fortitude Prudence Hope Catholic Faith Justice Humility Immortality

Thought Compassion Purity Benignity Liberality Vigilance Charity

Faith Innocence Peace Clemency Constancy Mercy Fortitude

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