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Angel with the Crown of Thorns is a statue by Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Originally commissioned by Pope Clement IX for the Ponte Sant'Angelo project, the statue was replaced with a copy and the original was moved to Sant'Andrea delle Fratte in Rome, Italy. The statue was started in 1667 and completed in 1669. A terracotta modello for the sculpture is held by the musée du Louvre in Paris.
The statue depicts the crown of thorns mentioned in the canonical gospels.
Sant'Andrea delle Fratte musée du Louvre crown of thorns Ponte Sant'Angelo Gian Lorenzo Bernini Pope Clement IX Rome canonical gospels