Costantine
Vaticano, Prati
Posta ai piedi della Scala Regia, la statua di Costantino rappresenta l'imperatore nel momento in cui ha la visione della Croce che lo porterà alla conversione.
- Artist: Gian Lorenzo Bernini
- Location: Costantine
- Date: 1669 - 1669
In 1669 Pope Clement IX was succeeded by Clement X Altieri. During his pontificate the Scala Regia (Royal Staircase) was inaugurated; at the foot of the staircase is a statue of Constantine, in the moment he had the vision of the Cross: he is marvelled and surprised and his feelings are mirrored and expanded by the position of the horse he is riding. In the background fabric blown by the wind gives spatial depth to the whole picture.
