Habakkuk and the Angel | |
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Artist | Gian Lorenzo Bernini |
Year | 1656-61 |
Type | Statue |
Location | Chigi Chapel, Rome |
Preceded by | Daniel and the Lion (Bernini) |
Followed by | Chair of Saint Peter |
Habakkuk and the Angel is a sculpture created by Gian Lorenzo Bernini c. 1656–61. Standing in a niche in the Chigi Chapel in the Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome, it shows the Prophet Habakkuk with the angel of God. It forms a part of a larger composition with the sculpture of Daniel and the Lion diagonally opposite.