New Attributions in St. Peter's: The Spandrel Figures in the Nave

Abstract

High above the floor of the basilica of St. Peter's, on top of the great arches of the nave arcade, are sixteen colossal stucco statues, each one measuring a full twenty feet across.1 Thousands who crowd the church see them every day: figures so large in scale cannot fail to catch the eye, if only for an instant. They have not, on the other hand, managed to hold the attention of the critics, perhaps because, being so high up, they are hard to study in detail. Now, however, with the help of telescopic photography and supporting material from the archives, it is possible for the first time to give the statues a good look.2

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