Detail of the monument of Maria Flaminia Odescalchi Chigi, 1772
Santa Maria del Popolo
Piazza del Popolo
Rome, May 2019
“The little monument clearly shows the influence of Bernini (in particular Bernini's monument to Maria Raggi in S. Maria sopra Minerva and the two gigantic coats of arms of Alexander VII over the organ in S. Maria del Popolo, with oak branches and leaves coming out the pipes) and the experience gained by Posi in designing ephemeral machines. In the lower part of the monument a lion (Odescalchi) is climbing a mountain (Chigi); to the right of the mountain one can see an incense burner (Odescalchi) and even the twists of the smoke.” (The Last Baroque Tomb, Rome Art Lover)
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