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Europe 1300 - 1800

Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Cathedra Petri (Chair of St. Peter)

Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Cathedra Petri (Chair of St. Peter), gilded bronze, gold, wood, stained glass, 1647–53 (apse of Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican, Rome), A conversation with Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Smarthistory.

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