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St. Peter's Baldachin


 
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest SECOND PLACE Winner   St. Peter's Baldachin
St. Peter's Baldachin
St. Peter's Baldachin is a large Baroque sculpted bronze canopy, technically called a ciborium or baldachin, over the high altar of St. Peter's Basilica. The baldachin is at the center of the crossing and directly under the dome of the basilica. Designed by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini, it was intended to mark, in a monumental way, the place of Saint Peter's tomb underneath. Under its canopy is the high altar of the basilica. Commissioned by Pope Urban VIII, the work began in 1623 and ended in 1634. The baldachin acts as a visual focus within the basilica; it itself is a very large structure and forms a visual mediation between the enormous scale of the building and the human scale of the people officiating at the religious ceremonies at the papal altar beneath its canopy.

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- Rosemary Sampson

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Great composition and lighting! Well done!


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November 11, 2016

 

Paul Coco 		  Thanks so much for the kind words, Rosemary.


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November 12, 2016

 
- Ann Lyssenko

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Ann Lyssenko's Gallery 		  Beautiful light streaming down on the viewer Paul! What a gorgeous place, presented so beautifully! Congratulations on being a winner and bringing this to my eyes! Ann


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November 29, 2016

 

Paul Coco 		  I very much appreciate your comments, Ann. Thanks so much.


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November 30, 2016

 
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