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Honorius III Part three - Lists of the Monuments

What follows is a list of the monuments of the Popes from Martin V to John Paul I. There is a broad correlation between the death of the pope and the execution of his monument, but there are some remarkable exceptions and for this reason the monuments are also listed chronologically. The links in the middle column when referred to a church lead to a .html file providing an overview of the church. Additional links in the middle column in most cases lead to a .jpg file (in this case they open in another window).

COMING OUT OF THE MIDDLE AGES (1417 - 1471)
RENAISSANCE (1471 - 1555)
COUNTER-REFORMATION (1555 - 1605)
BAROQUE (1605 - 1676)
DECADENCE (1676 - 1878)
MONUMENTS AFTER PIUS IX (1878 -____)

COMING OUT OF THE MIDDLE AGES (1417 - 1471)
List of medieval monuments in Rome.

Martin V
Oddone Colonna
1417-1431		 S. Giovanni in Laterano
XVIIth century drawing of the plate		 Bronze plate by Simone di Giovanni Ghini (mid XVth century.)
Eugenius IV
Gabriele Condulmero
1431-1447		 S. Salvatore in Lauro Marble monument by Isaia da Pisa (previously in S. Pietro Vecchio) (gisant type).
Nicholas V
Tommaso Parentucelli
1447-1455		 Grotte Vaticane in S. Pietro
Detail of the pope's statue		 Marble monument by unknown artist (gisant type).
Calixtus III
Alfonso Borgia
1455-1458		 S. Maria in Monserrato
Monument by F. Moratilla		 Small marble monument by F. Moratilla (1881). The original monument in the church of S. Andrea next to S. Pietro Vecchio was lost when the church was pulled down (1586).
Pius II
Enea Silvio Piccolomini
1458-1464		 S. Andrea della Valle
XVIIth century drawing of the monument		 Marble monument by Pietro Taccone (1477 ca.) (gisant type), previously in the church of S. Andrea next to S. Pietro Vecchio which was pulled down in 1586.
Paul II
Pietro Barbo
1464-1471		 Grotte Vaticane in S. Pietro Marble monument by Mino da Fiesole and Giovanni Dalmata (gisant type).

RENAISSANCE (1471 - 1555)
List of Renaissance monuments in Rome.

Sixtus IV
Francesco Della Rovere
1471-1484		 Sacrestia di S. Pietro
XVIIth century drawing of the monument		 Bronze monument by Antonio del Pollaiolo (1493) (gisant type).
Innocent VIII
Giovan Battista Cibo
1484-1492		 S. Pietro
Overview of the monument		 Bronze monument by Antonio del Pollaiolo (1498). The pope is shown both laying on the sarcophagus and seating on the papal throne.
Alexander VI
Rodrigo Borja
1492-1503		 S. Maria in Monserrato
Monument by F. Moratilla		 Small marble monument by F. Moratilla (1881). The original monument in the church of S. Andrea next to S. Pietro Vecchio was lost when the church was pulled down (1586).
Pius III
Fracesco Todeschini Piccolomini
1503		 S. Andrea della Valle Marble monument (1503) by Sebastiano di Francesco Ferruccci (?) (gisant type), previously in the church of S. Andrea next to S. Pietro Vecchio which was pulled down in 1586. The monument is very similar to that of Pius II.
Julius II
Giuliano Della Rovere
1503-1513		 S. Pietro in Vincoli
Detail of Moses		 Large marble monument with several statues (including Moses) designed by Michelangelo (1545). The statue of the pope by Maso di Bosco shows him in the pose of an ancient Roman resting on his elbow.
Leo X
Giovanni de' Medici
1513-1521		 S. Maria sopra Minerva Large marble monument having the shape of a triumphal arch with statues and reliefs. The statue of the (seated) pope is attributed to Nanni di Baccio Bigio (1542).
Adrian VI
Adrian Florisze
1522-1523		 S. Maria dell'Anima
Detail of the pope's coat of arms		 Large marble monument designed by Baldassarre Peruzzi. The statue of the pope (gisant type) is attributed to Michelangelo da Siena or Nicolò Tribolo (1529-33).
Clement VII
Giulio de' Medici
1523-1534		 S. Maria sopra Minerva Large marble monument having the shape of a triumphal arch with statues and reliefs. The statue of the (seated) pope is attributed to Raffaello da Montelupo (1542).
Paul III
Alessandro Farnese
1534-1549		 S. Pietro Bronze and marble monument by Guglielmo della Porta (1575). The monument was most likely designed with the advice of Michelangelo. The pope (bronze statue) is seated on a high pedestal and is shown bareheaded. Four marble statues (the Virtues) laid at the foot of the pedestal. In 1628 Bernini moved the monument to a niche in the apse of the Basilica and two statues were transferred to Palazzo Farnese.
Julius III
Giovan Maria Ciocchi del Monte
1550-1555		 Grotte Vaticane in S. Pietro Sarcophagus.
Marcellus II
Marcello Cervini
1555		 Grotte Vaticane in S. Pietro
View of the sarcophagus		 Sarcophagus.

COUNTER-REFORMATION (1555 - 1605)
List of Mannerist monuments in Rome.

Paul IV
Gian Pietro Carafa
1555-1559		 S. Maria sopra Minerva Marble monument designed by Pirro Ligorio in 1566 and executed by Giacomo e Tomaso da Cerignola. The pope is shown seated.
Pius IV
Giovanni Angelo Medici
1559-1565		 S. Maria degli Angeli A simple marble plate with inscription.
Pius V
Antonio Ghislieri
1566-1572		 S. Maria Maggiore
 Large marble monument resembling a triumphal arch designed by Domenico Fontana in 1586 with reliefs showing the main events of the pontificate. The statue of the (seated) pope is attributed to Leonardo Sormani.
Gregory XIII
Ugo Boncompagni
1572-1585		 S. Pietro
Detail of the dragon
Detail of the relief		 Marble monument showing the (seated) pope between Religion and Magnificence. A relief shows the pope endorsing the reform of the calendar. The monument (by Camillo Rusconi) was executed in 1723 and it replaced a previous monument.
Sixtus V
Felice Peretti
1585-1590		 S. Maria Maggiore Large marble monument resembling a triumphal arch designed by Domenico Fontana in 1586 with reliefs showing the main events of the pontificate. The pope is shown bareheaded and while he is praying on his knees (statue by il Valsoldo).
Urban VII
Giovan Battista Castagna
1590 		S. Maria sopra Minerva Marble monument by Ambrogio Buonvicino (1614) showing the pope seated on his throne.
Gregory XIV
Niccolò Sfondrati
1590-1591		 S. Pietro Unfinished marble monument: only two angels by Prospero Antichi (1591 ca.) holding the coat of arms of the pope are in place.
Innocent IX
Giovan Antonio Facchinetti
1591		 Grotte Vaticane in S. Pietro
View of the sarcophagus		 Sarcophagus.
Clement VIII
Ippolito Aldobrandini
1592-1605		 S. Maria Maggiore
Overview of the monument		 Large marble monument resembling a triumphal arch (similar to that designed by Domenico Fontana in 1586 for the monument to Sixtus V) with reliefs showing the main events of the pontificate. The statue of the (seated) pope is attributed to Silla da Viggiù (1611).
Leo XI
Alessandro d'Ottaviano de' Medici
1605		 S. Pietro
Detail of the relief
Detail of the pope's coat of arms		 Large marble monument designed by Alessandro Algardi (1652) showing the pope seated between Magnanimity (by Ercole Ferrata) and Liberality (by Giuseppe Peroni). Below the throne Algardi added a relief showing two episodes of the pope's life.

BAROQUE (1605 - 1676)
List of Baroque monuments in Rome.

Paul V
Camillo Borghese
1605-1621		 S. Maria Maggiore
Overview of the monument		 Large marble monument (1611) resembling a triumphal arch (similar to that designed by Domenico Fontana in 1586 for Sixtus V) with reliefs showing the main events of the pontificate. The pope is shown bareheaded and while he is praying on his knees (statue by Silla da Viggiù).
Gregory XV
Alessandro Ludovisi
1621-1623		 S. Ignazio
Detail of the pope's coat of arms
Detail of Strength by Camillo Rusconi		 Large bronze and marble monument by Pierre Legros (1717) showing the pope seated between Religion and Magnificence. Eight statues complete the decoration of the chapel.
Urban VIII
Maffeo Barberini
1623-1644		 S. Pietro
Detail of the Angel of Death and overview of the monument		 Large bronze and marble monument by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1647) showing the pope seated between Justice and Charity. A bronze Angel of Death tears the name of the pope.
Innocent X
Giovan Battista Pamphili
1644-1655		 S. Agnese in Agone Marble monument by Giovan Battista Maini (1729) showing the pope between Faith and Justice.
Alexander VII
Fabio Chigi
1655-1667		 S. Pietro
Detail of the Angel of Death and overview of the monument
Detail of the pope's coat of arms		 Large bronze and marble monument designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1678) and executed by his assistants. The pope is shown bareheaded and while he is praying on his knees (statue by Michel Maille). Four statues represent in the foreground Charity and Truth and in the background Justice and Prudence.
Clement IX
Giulio Rospigliosi
1667-1669		 S. Maria Maggiore
Detail of Charity		 Large marble monument designed by Carlo Rainaldi (1671): statues by Domenico Guidi (seated pope), Ercole Ferrata (Charity), Cosimo Fancelli (Faith).
Clement X
Giovan Battista Altieri
1670-1676		 S. Pietro
Detail of the decoration		 Large marble monument designed by Mattia de' Rossi (1684) showing the pope (statue by Ercole Ferrata) seated between Clemency (by Giuseppe Mazzuoli) and Benignity (by Lazzaro Morelli).

DECADENCE (1676 - 1878)
List of Late Baroque monuments in Rome.

Innocent XI
Benedetto Odescalchi
1676-1689		 S. Pietro
Detail of the pope's coat of arms
Detail of the relief		 Large bronze and marble monument by Pierre Etienne Monnot (1701) partly based on a design by Carlo Maratta. The pope is seated (bareheaded) between Strength and Religion. A relief shows the Liberation of Vienna (1683) from the Turks.
Alexander VIII
Pietro Ottoboni
1689-1691		 S. Pietro
Detail of the pope's coat of arms		 Large bronze and marble monument designed by Carlo Arrigo di S. Martino (1725). The statues were designed by Angelo de' Rossi, but completed by Giuseppe Bertosi (the pope seated on his throne) and Giuseppe Raffaelli (Religion and Prudence). The relief is by Angelo de' Rossi.
Innocent XII
Antonio Pignatelli
1691-1700		 S. Pietro Large marble monument designed by Ferdinando Fuga (1745). The statues were executed by Filippo della Valle and show the (seated) pope between Charity and Justice.
Clement XI
Giovan Francesco Albani
1700-1721		 S. Pietro A simple marble plate with inscription.
Innocent XIII
Michelangelo Conti
1721-1724		 Grotte Vaticane in S. Pietro Sarcophagus.
Benedict XIII
Vincenzo Maria Orsini
1724-1730		 S. Maria sopra Minerva
Detail of Humility		 Large marble monument designed by Carlo Marchionni (1737). The statues were executed by Pietro Bracci (the pope on his knees and Religion) and Baccio Pincellotti (Humility).
Clement XII
Lorenzo Corsini
1730-1740		 S. Giovanni in Laterano Large marble and bronze monument designed by Alessandro Galilei (1742). The statues were executed by Giovan Battista Maini (the pope seated on his throne) and Carlo Monaldi (Abundance and Magnificence).
Benedict XIV
Prospero Lambertini
1740-1758		 S. Pietro Large marble monument designed by Pietro Bracci (1750) who executed the statue of the pope (shown in the act of standing up) and of Wisdom. The statue of Disinterestedness is a work by Gaspare Sibilia..
Clement XIII
Carlo Rezzonico
1758-1769		 S. Pietro
Detail of the Angel
Detail of Religion		 Large marble monument designed ed executed by Antonio Canova (1792). The pope is shown bareheaded and on his knees between Religion and an Angel representing Death. Two lions at the bottom of the monument represent Strength and Mildness.
Clement XIV
Giovan Vincenzo Ganganelli
1769-1774		 SS. Apostoli Large marble monument designed ed executed by Antonio Canova (1787). The pope is shown on his throne and well below the throne Canova represented Mildness and Temperance.
Pius VI
Giovan Angelo Braschi
1775-1799		 Grotte Vaticane di S. Pietro Marble statue showing the pope on his knees by Antonio Canova (1822).
Pius VII
Giorgio Chiaramonti
1800-1823		 S. Pietro
Detail of Strength		 Large marble monument designed ed executed by Berthel Thorwaldsen (1831). The pope is shown on his throne and well below the throne Thorwaldsen represented Strength and Wisdom.
Leo XII
Annibale Sermattei della Genga
1823-1829		 S. Pietro Marble monument by Giuseppe de Fabris (1836) showing the pope in an upright position.
Pius VIII
Francesco Saverio Castiglioni
1829-1830		 S. Pietro Large marble monument designed ed executed by Pietro Tenerani (1864). The pope is shown on his knees and bareheaded. Behind him a large statue of Jesus on a throne flanked by St Peter and St. Paul.
Gregory XVI
Bartolomeo Cappellari
1831-1846		 S. Pietro Large marble monument designed ed executed by Luigi Amici (1854). The pope is shown on his throne and well below the throne Amici represented Wisdom and Prudence.
Pius IX
Giovan Maria Mastai-Ferretti
1846-1878		 S. Lorenzo fuori le Mura Sarcophagus.

MONUMENTS AFTER PIUS IX (1878 -____)

Leo XIII
Gioacchino Pecci
1878-1903		 S. Giovanni in Laterano Marble monument by Giulio Tadolini (1907).
Pius X
Giuseppe Sarto
1903-1914		 S. Pietro Marble monument designed by Florestano di Fausto (1923). The statue of the pope shown in an upright position is a work by Pier Enrico Astorri.
Benedict XV
Giacomo Della Chiesa
1914-1922		 S. Pietro Marble monument designed by Luca Beltrami (1928). The statue of the pope bareheaded and on his knees is a work by Pietro Canonica.
Pius XI
Achille Ratti
1922-1939		 S. Pietro Bronze monument by Francesco Nagni (1965) showing the pope seated on his throne.
Pius XII
Eugenio Pacelli
1939-1958		 S. Pietro Bronze monument by Francesco Messina (1964) showing the pope in an upright position and wearing the mitre as a sign of the pope being the Bishop of Rome.
John XXIII
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli
1958-1963		 S. Pietro Bronze relief by Emilio Greco (1967) showing several episodes of the pope's life.
Paul VI
Giovanni Battista Montini
1963-1978		 Grotte Vaticane di S. Pietro Sarcophagus.
John Paul I
Albino Luciani
1978		 Grotte Vaticane di S. Pietro Sarcophagus.

CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF THE MONUMENTS
The list does not include the popes buried in a sarcophagus or in the ground and it does not include monuments executed after 1864. The execution of the monuments in some cases required a long time (in the case of the Monument to Julius II more than 30 years). The date used for this list is the date of the completion of the monument or of the completion of its main components.

Martin V
Oddone Colonna
1417-1431		 S. Giovanni in Laterano
XVIIth century drawing of the plate		 Bronze plate by Simone di Giovanni Ghini (mid XVth century.)
Eugenius IV
Gabriele Condulmero
1431-1447		 S. Salvatore in Lauro Marble monument by Isaia da Pisa (previously in S. Pietro Vecchio) (gisant type).
Nicholas V
Tommaso Parentucelli
1447-1455		 Grotte Vaticane in S. Pietro
Detail of the pope's statue		 Marble monument by unknown artist (gisant type).
Pius II
Enea Silvio Piccolomini
1458-1464		 S. Andrea della Valle
XVIIth century drawing of the monument		 Marble monument by Pietro Taccone (1477 ca.) (gisant type), previously in the church of S. Andrea next to S. Pietro Vecchio which was pulled down in 1586.
Paul II
Pietro Barbo
1464-1471		 Grotte Vaticane in S. Pietro Marble monument by Mino da Fiesole and Giovanni Dalmata (gisant type).
Sixtus IV
Francesco Della Rovere
1471-1484		 Sacrestia di S. Pietro
XVIIth century drawing of the monument		 Bronze monument by Antonio del Pollaiolo (1493) (gisant type).
Innocent VIII
Giovan Battista Cibo
1484-1492		 S. Pietro
Overview of the monument		 Bronze monument by Antonio del Pollaiolo (1498). The pope is shown both laying on the sarcophagus and seating on the papal throne.
Pius III
Fracesco Todeschini Piccolomini
1503		 S. Andrea della Valle Marble monument (1503) by Sebastiano di Francesco Ferruccci (?) (gisant type), previously in the church of S. Andrea next to S. Pietro Vecchio which was pulled down in 1586. The monument is very similar to that of Pius II.
Adrian VI
Adrian Florisze
1522-1523		 S. Maria dell'Anima
Detail of the pope's coat of arms		 Large marble monument designed by Baldassarre Peruzzi. The statue of the pope (gisant type) is attributed to Michelangelo da Siena or Nicolò Tribolo (1529-33).
Leo X
Giovanni de' Medici
1513-1521		 S. Maria sopra Minerva Large marble monument having the shape of a triumphal arch with statues and reliefs. The statue of the (seated) pope is attributed to Nanni di Baccio Bigio (1542).
Clement VII
Giulio de' Medici
1523-1534		 S. Maria sopra Minerva Large marble monument having the shape of a triumphal arch with statues and reliefs. The statue of the (seated) pope is attributed to Raffaello da Montelupo (1542).
Julius II
Giuliano Della Rovere
1503-1513		 S. Pietro in Vincoli
Detail of Moses		 Large marble monument with several statues (including Moses) designed by Michelangelo (1545). The statue of the pope by Maso di Bosco shows him in the pose of an ancient Roman resting on his elbow.
Paul IV
Gian Pietro Carafa
1555-1559		 S. Maria sopra Minerva Marble monument designed by Pirro Ligorio in 1566 and executed by Giacomo e Tomaso da Cerignola. The pope is shown seated.
Paul III
Alessandro Farnese
1534-1549		 S. Pietro Bronze and marble monument by Guglielmo della Porta (1575). The monument was most likely designed with the advice of Michelangelo. The pope (bronze statue) is seated on a high pedestal and is shown bareheaded. Four marble statues (the Virtues) laid at the foot of the pedestal. In 1628 Bernini moved the monument to a niche in the apse of the Basilica and two statues were transferred to Palazzo Farnese.
Pius V
Antonio Ghislieri
1566-1572		 S. Maria Maggiore
 Large marble monument resembling a triumphal arch designed by Domenico Fontana in 1586 with reliefs showing the main events of the pontificate. The statue of the (seated) pope is attributed to Leonardo Sormani.
Sixtus V
Felice Peretti
1585-1590		 S. Maria Maggiore Large marble monument resembling a triumphal arch designed by Domenico Fontana in 1586 with reliefs showing the main events of the pontificate. The pope is shown bareheaded and while he is praying on his knees (statue by il Valsoldo).
Clement VIII
Ippolito Aldobrandini
1592-1605		 S. Maria Maggiore
Overview of the monument		 Large marble monument resembling a triumphal arch (similar to that designed by Domenico Fontana in 1586 for the monument to Sixtus V) with reliefs showing the main events of the pontificate. The statue of the (seated) pope is attributed to Silla da Viggiù (1611).
Paul V
Camillo Borghese
1605-1621		 S. Maria Maggiore
Overview of the monument		 Large marble monument (1611) resembling a triumphal arch (similar to that designed by Domenico Fontana in 1586 for Sixtus V) with reliefs showing the main events of the pontificate. The pope is shown bareheaded and while he is praying on his knees (statue by Silla da Viggiù).
Urban VII
Giovan Battista Castagna
1590 		S. Maria sopra Minerva Marble monument by Ambrogio Buonvicino (1614) showing the pope seated on his throne.
Urban VIII
Maffeo Barberini
1623-1644		 S. Pietro
Detail of the Angel of Death and overview of the monument		 Large bronze and marble monument by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1647) showing the pope seated between Justice and Charity. A bronze Angel of Death tears the name of the pope.
Leo XI
Alessandro d'Ottaviano de' Medici
1605		 S. Pietro
Detail of the relief
Detail of the pope's coat of arms		 Large marble monument designed by Alessandro Algardi (1652) showing the pope seated between Magnanimity (by Ercole Ferrata) and Liberality (by Giuseppe Peroni). Below the throne Algardi added a relief showing two episodes of the pope's life.
Clement IX
Giulio Rospigliosi
1667-1669		 S. Maria Maggiore
Detail of Charity		 Large marble monument designed by Carlo Rainaldi (1671): statues by Domenico Guidi (seated pope), Ercole Ferrata (Charity), Cosimo Fancelli (Faith).
Alexander VII
Fabio Chigi
1655-1667		 S. Pietro
Detail of the Angel of Death and overview of the monument
Detail of the pope's coat of arms		 Large bronze and marble monument designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1678) and executed by his assistants. The pope is shown bareheaded and while he is praying on his knees (statue by Michel Maille). Four statues represent in the foreground Charity and Truth and in the background Justice and Prudence.
Clement X
Giovan Battista Altieri
1670-1676		 S. Pietro
Detail of the decoration		 Large marble monument designed by Mattia de' Rossi (1684) showing the pope (statue by Ercole Ferrata) seated between Clemency (by Giuseppe Mazzuoli) and Benignity (by Lazzaro Morelli).
Innocent XI
Benedetto Odescalchi
1676-1689		 S. Pietro
Detail of the pope's coat of arms
Detail of the relief		 Large bronze and marble monument by Pierre Etienne Monnot (1701) partly based on a design by Carlo Maratta. The pope is seated (bareheaded) between Strength and Religion. A relief shows the Liberation of Vienna (1683) from the Turks.
Gregory XV
Alessandro Ludovisi
1621-1623		 S. Ignazio
Detail of the pope's coat of arms
Detail of Strength by Camillo Rusconi		 Large bronze and marble monument by Pierre Legros (1717) showing the pope seated between Religion and Magnificence. Eight statues complete the decoration of the chapel.
Gregory XIII
Ugo Boncompagni
1572-1585		 S. Pietro
Detail of the dragon
Detail of the relief		 Marble monument showing the (seated) pope between Religion and Magnificence. A relief shows the pope endorsing the reform of the calendar. The monument (by Camillo Rusconi) was executed in 1723 and it replaced a previous monument.
Alexander VIII
Pietro Ottoboni
1689-1691		 S. Pietro
Detail of the pope's coat of arms		 Large bronze and marble monument designed by Carlo Arrigo di S. Martino (1725). The statues were designed by Angelo de' Rossi, but completed by Giuseppe Bertosi (the pope seated on his throne) and Giuseppe Raffaelli (Religion and Prudence). The relief is by Angelo de' Rossi.
Innocent X
Giovan Battista Pamphili
1644-1655		 S. Agnese in Agone Marble monument by Giovan Battista Maini (1729) showing the pope between Faith and Justice.
Benedict XIII
Vincenzo Maria Orsini
1724-1730		 S. Maria sopra Minerva
Detail of Humility		 Large marble monument designed by Carlo Marchionni (1737). The statues were executed by Pietro Bracci (the pope on his knees and Religion) and Baccio Pincellotti (Humility).
Clement XII
Lorenzo Corsini
1730-1740		 S. Giovanni in Laterano Large marble and bronze monument designed by Alessandro Galilei (1742). The statues were executed by Giovan Battista Maini (the pope seated on his throne) and Carlo Monaldi (Abundance and Magnificence).
Innocent XII
Antonio Pignatelli
1691-1700		 S. Pietro Large marble monument designed by Ferdinando Fuga (1745). The statues were executed by Filippo della Valle and show the (seated) pope between Charity and Justice.
Benedict XIV
Prospero Lambertini
1740-1758		 S. Pietro Large marble monument designed by Pietro Bracci (1750) who executed the statue of the pope (shown in the act of standing up) and of Wisdom. The statue of Disinterestedness is a work by Gaspare Sibilia..
Clement XIV
Giovan Vincenzo Ganganelli
1769-1774		 SS. Apostoli Large marble monument designed ed executed by Antonio Canova (1787). The pope is shown on his throne and well below the throne Canova represented Mildness and Temperance.
Clement XIII
Carlo Rezzonico
1758-1769		 S. Pietro
Detail of the Angel
Detail of Religion		 Large marble monument designed ed executed by Antonio Canova (1792). The pope is shown bareheaded and on his knees between Religion and an Angel representing Death. Two lions at the bottom of the monument represent Strength and Mildness.
Pius VI
Giovan Angelo Braschi
1775-1799		 Grotte Vaticane di S. Pietro Marble statue showing the pope on his knees by Antonio Canova (1822).
Pius VII
Giorgio Chiaramonti
1800-1823		 S. Pietro
Detail of Strength		 Large marble monument designed ed executed by Berthel Thorwaldsen (1831). The pope is shown on his throne and well below the throne Thorwaldsen represented Strength and Wisdom.
Leo XII
Annibale Sermattei della Genga
1823-1829		 S. Pietro Marble monument by Giuseppe de Fabris (1836) showing the pope in an upright position.
Gregory XVI
Bartolomeo Cappellari
1831-1846		 S. Pietro Large marble monument designed ed executed by Luigi Amici (1854). The pope is shown on his throne and well below the throne Amici represented Wisdom and Prudence.
Pius VIII
Francesco Saverio Castiglioni
1829-1830		 S. Pietro Large marble monument designed ed executed by Pietro Tenerani (1864). The pope is shown on his knees and bareheaded. Behind him a large statue of Jesus on a throne flanked by St Peter and St. Paul.


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Note: the icon of Papal Monuments shows a detail of the Monument to Honorius IV in S. Maria in Aracoeli. The image used as a background for this page shows a detail of the Monument to Leo XI by Alessandro Algardi in S. Pietro. The image used as a background for the tables shows a detail of the Monument to Gregory XV by Pierre Legros in S. Ignazio.


Other pages dealing with Baroque sculpture:
Statues in the act of praying
Representation of Death in Baroque sculptures
Monuments showing the dead in a medallion
Baroque Angels
Three chapels by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Three busts by Alessandro Algardi