Bernini's Obelisk In Piazza della Minerva. Egyptian Obelisk with elephant plinth, Rome, Italy
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3420 x 5130 px | 29 x 43.4 cm | 11.4 x 17.1 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
28 April 2005Location:
Piazza della Minerva, Rome, ItalyMore information:
The 1667 elephant by Bernini is the base for the small obelisk atop it. This obelisk was excavated in the cloister and came from the Iseum. The elephant was known as "il pulcin della Minerva", or "porcino", from the Roman people's story that - uninspired by elephants - Bernini in fact sculpted a pig.