BERNINI, Gian Lorenzo (b. 1598, Napoli, d. 1680, Roma) |
Design for the Tomb of Pope Alexander VIIc. 1670Pen and brown ink and brown wash over graphite on laid paper mounted on paperboard, 233 x 168 mm Museum of Art, Philadelphia | |
This drawing shows a design for the Tomb of Pope Alexander VII in St Peter's, Rome. The tomb was executed after the Pope' death in 1667 by a large group of sculptors headed by Bernini. |