We just learned about the statue Fontana della Barcaccia by Pietro Bernini.
Another famous baroque sculpture was St. Cecilia by Stefano Maderno in 1599 AD.
St. Cecilia was a martyr from the time of the Roman Empire, which means she was an innocent person who was killed, and people looked at her like a hero.
The story says that when she was killed, she had three fingers sticking out on her left hand, and 1 finger on her right hand.
This was to show her belief in the Holy Trinity belief of three in one, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
The sculptor Stefano Maderno was a famous Italian sculptor in the Baroque time, after Michelangelo and before Bernini.
(from: wikipedia - stefano maderno)
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