 When the new pope offered the many niches in Saint Peter's to the religious orders to erect an honorary statue to their founders, Cloche jumped at the opportunity and commissioned the "Statue of Saint Dominic" from Le Gros (1702–06).It epitomises his dynamic mature style.Since no other religious order saw the necessity to hurry, "Saint Dominic" was the very first and for decades the only monumental statue of a founder in Saint Peter's.