Statue of Saint Paul by Adamo Tadolini, 1838
Pius IX (1846-1878) decided to replace older statues of Saints Peter and Paul, with the current larger ones on Easter 1847. The statue of St Paul was sculpted in 1838 by Adamo Tadolini (b. Bologna 1788, d. Rome 1868). He had studied in Bologna under the direction of De Maria; in 1813 he came to Rome, like De Fabris, and came to the attention of Canova, the greatest sculptor of the period, who took him into his studio. The statue of St. Paul is in height, on a pedestal high. It was restored in 1985-86 through the generosity of the Order of the Knights of Columbus.
Size: 5120px × 3413px
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