"Carta Gloria" Frame
Leandro Gagliardi
1765/66
Medium
Gilt bronze
Dimensions
32.4 × 23.3 cm (12 3/4 × 9 3/16 in.)
Classification
functional object
Department
Applied Arts of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
57514
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
This magnificent altar set, made by the Roman Rococo goldsmith Leandro Gagliardi, is comprised of statuettes of four apostles—Saints Andrew, John, Peter, and Paul; four candlesticks; a crucifix; and three frames to hold cards indicating the part of the Mass being performed. The altar set was made for Flavio Chigi (1711–1771) and bears the Chigi and Albani coats of arms. It might have been intended for use in the family chapel of the Palazzo Chigi in the Piazza Colonna, Rome.