Elephant and Obelisk | |
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Artist | Gian Lorenzo Bernini |
Year | 1667 |
Catalogue | 71 |
Type | Sculpture |
Medium | Marble |
Subject | Elephant |
Location | Piazza della Minerva, Rome |
41°53′52.74″N 12°28′39.26″E / 41.8979833°N 12.4775722°E | |
Preceded by | Bust of Louis XIV (Bernini) |
Followed by | Angel with the Crown of Thorns |
Elephant and Obelisk is a statue of an elephant carrying an obelisk, designed by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. It was unveiled in 1667 in the Piazza della Minerva in Rome, adjacent to the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, where it stands today.