A Guide to St Peter's Basilica

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Monument to Pope Pius VII

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Monument to Pope Pius VII

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Monument to Pope Pius VII (1823-31) by Bertel Thorvaldsen
​(Gregorio Luigi Barnaba Chiaramonti, Cesena, b.1742/r.1800-23)

The monument to Pope Pius VII is the work of the Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844).

On either side of Pius VII are two small winged figures representing Time (with an hourglass) and History (with a book). The two larger figures personify Divine Fortitude and Wisdom. Note the owl by the latter's foot.