In the portico of Santa Maria Maggiore stands a grand statue (1692) of King Phillip IV of Spain (r. 1621-40), one of the Basilica's benefactors. Based on a model by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the bronze statue is the work of Girolamo Lucenti.
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