Papal favour under Innocent X and Spanish commissions Alessandro Algardi

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pope innocent x, capitoline museums.


with death of barberini pope urban viii in 1644 , accession of pamphilj pope innocent x, barberini family , favorite artist, bernini, fell disrepute. algardi, on other hand, embraced new pope , pope s nephew, camillo pamphilj. algardi s portraits highly prized, , formal severity contrasts bernini s more vivacious expression. large hieratic bronze of innocent x algardi found in capitoline museums.


algardi not renowned architectural abilities. although in charge of project papal villa, villa pamphili, villa doria pamphili, outside porta san pancrazio in rome, may have had professional guidance on design of casino architect/engineer girolamo rainaldi , supervising construction assistant giovanni francesco grimaldi. casino showcase pamphili collection of sculpture, ancient , contemporary, on algardi able advise. in villa grounds, algardi , studio executed sculpture-encrusted fountains , other garden features, of free-standing sculpture , bas-reliefs remain.


in 1650 algardi met diego velázquez, obtained commissions work spain. consequence there 4 chimney-pieces algardi in royal palace of aranjuez, , in gardens, figures on fountain of neptune him. augustinian monastery @ salamanca contains tomb of count , countess de monterey, work algardi.



fuga d attila, st. peter s basilica.




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