The evolution of a baroque chapel : Pietro da Cortona's Divine wisdom, Urban VIII, and Bernini's Adoration of the Sacrament

Author

Beck, Melissa

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Apollo. 1999, Num. 449, Vol. 150, 35-45, 16 ill. (3 col.)

ISSN

0003-6536

Abstract (en)

Offers a new interpretation of Pietro da Cortona's 1628-1632 painting in the Cappella del Santissimo Sacramento of S. Peter's, Rome, which has been half-obscured by Gianlorenzo Bernini's elaborate ciborium and monumental bronze angels since 1674. Argues that Cortona's image of the Trinity with angels and a celestial globe with zodiacal band represents the Trinity Offering Divine Wisdom, i.e., God's presentation to man of Divine Wisdom, embodied in Christ and transmitted through the Holy Spirit. Also discerns references to Cortona's patron, the Barberini pope Urban VIII. Then shows how Bernini's additions to the chapel for Clement X Altieri in 1673-1674 completely altered the meaning of Cortona's painting, and transformed the space into a permanent and personal celebration of the Eucharist.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Italy
• Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini), 1596-1669
• Painting
• Holy Trinity
• Vaticano, S. Pietro, Cappella del SS. Sacramento||Roma (ITA)
• Italy
• Trinity
• Divine wisdom
• Iconography
• Christian iconography
• Bernini, Gian Lorenzo, 1598-1680
• Decoration
• Tabernacles
• Sculpture
• Eucharist
• Chapels
• Urban VIII, pope, 1568-1644
• Commissions
• Clement X, pope, 1590-1676
• Alteration

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Italie
• Peinture
• Sainte Trinité
• Vaticano, S. Pietro, Cappella del SS. Sacramento||Roma (ITA)
• Italie
• Trinité
• Sagesse divine
• Iconographie
• Iconographie chrétienne
• Bernini, Gian Lorenzo, 1598-1680
• Décor
• Tabernacle (mobilier d'église)
• Sculpture
• Eucharistie
• Chapelle [édifice]
• Urbain VIII, pape, 1568-1644
• Commande d'oeuvre d'art
• Clément X, pape, 1590-1676
• Altération

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19991001-00212214

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