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Description

Bronze statue of Pope Paul V, sitting on a chair and wearing his papal robes and the tiara.

On the sides and the back of the chair are reliefs:

Paul V blessing two kneeling persons

View of Rimini

Paul V between several men

To avoid the removal of the statue accoring the Napoleonic provinces, the statue was re-dedicated in 1797 to St. Gaudentius, patron saint of Rimini. The papal tiara was replaced by a bishop's mitria and in his left hand was placed the pastoral staff while his right hand was attentive to the blessing. In 1936 the work was brought back to its original state by remodeling and refitting the headgear and right hand (cf. the statue of Gregory XIII in Bologna).

Inscription(s)

PAVLO V BVRGHESIO pontifici maximo s.p.q. arimin. benefactori p. mdcxiv

en tibi hospes pristino restitvtvs honori PAVLVS V PONT. MAX. qvem patres nostri a mdcclxxxxvii dempto triregno novisqve additis ornamentis in s. gavdentivm verterant civitatis patronvm vt galli milites in vrbem inrvptvri manvs ab aeneo abstinerent signo __________ a mcmxxxx a renov. fasc. xviii

Old Postcard(s)

 
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Sculptors

• Nicolas Cordier (St. Mihiel c. 1567 - Roma 1612), known as 'il Franciosino' (the little Frenchman), French sculptor, painter and printmaker working in Rome (Wikipedia).
  
• Sebastiano Sebastiani (d. Recanati 1626), Italian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

• Rimini, Guida Pratica, Statua di Paolo V
• Edoardo De Carli, Chi era Costui?

Tags

• Town: Rimini
• Provincia: Rimini (prov.)
• Regione: Emilia-Romagna
• Country: Italy
• Cordier, Nicolas
• Paul V, pope
• Pope
• Sebastiani, Sebastiano
• Statue (man sitting)

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