When was Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s baldachin in St. Peter’s Basilica made?

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Lorenzo Bernini: Apollo and Daphne — Gian Lorenzo Bernini *Apollo and Daphne*, marble sculpture by Lorenzo Bernini, 1622–25; in the Borghese Gallery, Rome.

Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s famous gilt-bronze baldachin in St. Peter’s Basilica was executed between 1624 and 1633.1

This monumental structure, which serves as a canopy over the tomb of St. Peter, was a collaborative effort realized through the close cooperation of Bernini and the architect Francesco Borromini. The work is considered the first truly Baroque monument, representing an unprecedented fusion of sculpture and architecture.21