Angel Bridge

This is the one of many paintings inspired by the Castle Sant'Angelo in Rome, Italy.  The bridge is faced with travertine marble and spans the Tiber with three arches and ten angels.  Both the castle and the bridge took on the name Sant'Angelo, explained by a legend that an angel appeared on the roof of the castle to announce the end of the plague in  the  seventh century.  One of his last large projects, it called for ten angels holding instruments of the Passion: Bernini personally only finished the two originals of the Angels. 

Comments

[john]

I have seen this piece a lot, but as it appears it this blog I get somewhat of a spirit
like feeling. It is as if there are ghost present in the painting. I believe if one looks hard enough they might find one or two. Without a doubt comes off different in person.