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What figures appear on Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s Tomb of Urban VIII?
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Apollo and Daphne, marble sculpture by Lorenzo Bernini, 1622–25; in the Borghese Gallery, Rome.
On Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s tomb of Urban VIII, the pope is depicted seated with his arm raised in a commanding gesture. Below him are two white marble figures representing the Virtues.1