# Tomb of Countess Matilda

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## Artwork

- Artist: [BERNINI, Luigi](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bernini-luigi-rcb71b4bacddc0a>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Marble

## Commentary

The tomb of Countess Matilda, a figure whom the Pope held particularly dear as a fellow Tuscan and as the ideal secular ruler in her relations with the Holy See, was commissioned from Gian Lorenzo Bernini by Urban VIII for this part of St Peter&#39;s; Luigi Bernini collaborated on this work.

## Related artworks

- [Angels](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bernini-luigi-rcb71b4bacddc0a/angels-re769a24d444646>)
- [Fontana della Barcaccia \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bernini-luigi-rcb71b4bacddc0a/fontana-della-barcaccia-detail-r8358e8b01cebd4>)
- [Fontana della Barcaccia](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bernini-luigi-rcb71b4bacddc0a/fontana-della-barcaccia-rb2dffaeb7abe26>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)