# Throne \(Cathedra\) of St Peter [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [BERNINI, Gian Lorenzo]() - Date: 1601-1650 - Technique: Marble, bronze, white and golden stucco ## Commentary The Chair of St Peter shows features typical of Bernini's late work. Sculpture and architecture combine with an ingenious use of light to form an evocative aesthetic whole. The concept, intended to illustrate the authority of papal teaching for the whole world, is represented by Sts Augustine, Ambrose, Athanasius, and John Chrysostom. ## Related artworks - [A portrait of a Man]() - [A seated male nude]() - [Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius \(detail\)]() - [Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius]() - [Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius]() - [Altar Cross]() - [Angel]() - [Angel with the Column]() - [Angel with the Crown of Thorns]() - [Angel with the Superscription]() - [Angels on Ponte Sant'Angelo]() - [Apollo and Daphne \(detail\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()