Daniel and the Lion | |
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Artist | Gian Lorenzo Bernini |
Year | 1655-56 |
Type | Statue |
Location | Chigi Chapel, Rome |
Preceded by | Corpus (Bernini) |
Followed by | Habakkuk and the Angel (Bernini) |
Daniel and the Lion is a sculpture created by Gian Lorenzo Bernini c. 1655–57. Standing in a niche in the Chigi Chapel in the Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome, it shows the Prophet Daniel in the lions' den. It forms a part of a larger composition with the sculpture of Habakkuk and the Angel diagonally opposite.