"After Pierre Etienne Monnot (1657-1733) Late 19th Century"
After Pierre Etienne Monnot (1657-1733) Late 19th century Saint Peter and Saint Paul Important pair of gilded bronze sculptures. Late 19th century Marble base. High. : 73 cm and Height. 70 cm The important sculptural enterprise that inaugurated the 18th century in Rome was the creation of the colossal statues of the apostles for the twelve monumental niches of the basilica of Saint John Lateran. The statues were executed before 1718 by the most important sculptors of the time in Rome. Among these sculptors it is to Pierre-Étienne Monnot that we owe Saint Peter and Saint Paul