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Statue of Alexander VII
Statue of Alexander VII
Artist	Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Year	1661-63
Type	Marble Sculpture
Location	Siena Cathedral, Siena
Preceded by	Saints Jerome and Mary Magdalen (Bernini)
Followed by	Bust of Louis XIV (Bernini)

The Statue of Alexander VII is a large sculpture of Fabio Chigi (Pope Alexander VII), designed by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini and executed by a member of his studio, probably Antonio Raggi. It sits in its original location of the Cathedral of Siena. It was begun in 1661 and completed in 1663.^[1]

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Image of statue from Courtauld Institute of Art

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^ Wittkower, Rudolf (2010). Gian Lorenzo Bernini: The Sculptor of the Roman Baroque (4th ed.). London: Phaidon Press. pp. 282–283. ISBN 9780714837154.

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Media related to Statue of Alexander VII (Bernini) at Wikimedia Commons

[1] Wittkower, Rudolf (2010). Gian Lorenzo Bernini: The Sculptor of the Roman Baroque (4th ed.). London: Phaidon Press. pp. 282–283. ISBN 9780714837154.

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