""It is a great fortune for you, O Cavaliere, to see Cardinal Maffeo Barberini made pope, but it is an even greater fortune for us to have Cavalier Bernini living in our pontificate.""
""Rome was not a huge town. But they built these enormous buildings to show off how powerful and great the Roman Catholic Church was.""
""Rome was a great theater to stage art by the popes. They could model and remodel. So much of what you see in Rome today was commissioned by the popes.""
Pope Urban VIII summoned Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1623, marking the beginning of a fruitful artist-patron relationship. Over two decades, Bernini expanded his work to architecture and urban design, creating Baroque masterpieces that transformed Rome. After Urban's death, Bernini continued to influence the city under subsequent popes. The exhibition 'Bernini i Barberini' at the Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica highlights this collaboration, showcasing how the popes commissioned grand structures to demonstrate the power of the Roman Catholic Church, leaving a lasting impact on Rome's artistic landscape.
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