Statue of Pope Urban VIII

The Statue of Urban VIII is a large statue from the late 1630s, of the then pope Urban VIII. It was executed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and his workshop. The work was commissioned in 1635 and took five years to complete.^[1] The piece sits in the Palazzo dei Conservatori in Rome.^[2]

Memorial Statue of Pope Urban VIII
Artist	Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Year	1635-40
Catalogue	38
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Marble
Subject	Pope Urban VIII
Dimensions	Over life-size
Location	Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome
Preceded by	Busts of Paolo Giordano and Isabella Orsini
Followed by	Bust of King Charles I (Bernini)

See also

• List of works by Gian Lorenzo Bernini