# Monument to Cardinal Neri Corsini

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## Artwork

- Artist: [MAINI, Giovanni Battista](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/maini-giovanni-battista-rb69064e1968f9e>)
- Date: 1701-1750
- Technique: Marble

## Commentary

Maini&#39;s most important works are in Galilei&#39;s Cappella Corsini in San Giovanni in Laterano: the bronze statue of Clement XII \(1734\), almost a straight classicising copy after the pope of Bernini&#39;s Urban tomb, and more characteristic, the monument to Cardinal Neri Corsini \(1732-35\), in which the figure of the Cardinal recalls &lt;a onclick=&#34;return OpenOther\(&#39;/html/c/champaig/philippe/richelif.html&#39;\)&#34; href=&#34;/html/c/champaig/philippe/richelif.html&#34;&gt;Philippe de Champaigne&#39; Richelieu&lt;/a&gt; in the Louvre.

## Related artworks

- [Monument to Cardinal Neri Corsini \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/maini-giovanni-battista-rb69064e1968f9e/monument-to-cardinal-neri-corsini-detail-raada4f07a28592>)

## Attribution

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