Bridge of Angels, Pilgrims Safe
by Liesl Walsh
Title
Bridge of Angels, Pilgrims Safe
Artist
Liesl Walsh
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
My husband Michael Walsh took this photo with his Sony A7rii camera. It was our first night near the Tiber River in Rome, and we couldn't wait to explore the area. We discovered this bridge at the Castel Sant' Angelo. It's so beautiful! It has an incredible view of the city and the Vatican. We were here at night when the city lights were on.
The Ponte Sant' Angelo is a bridge built in 134 AD by the Roman Emperor Hadrian. It has elegant sculptures of the apostles and 10 angels hodling different objects of the passion. In 1669 Pope Clement IX commissioned Bernini to make these sculptures. Pilgrims used this bridge to reach St. Peters Basilica. So the bridge was known as the bridge of St. Peter. In the sixth century there was a legend of an angel that appeared at the roof of the castle to announce the end of the plague, so the name of this bridge and the castle were changed to Sant' Angelo.
This photo is available in both color and black and white.
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May 10th, 2023
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Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the feature archive discussion. There are many other discussions in the group where you can promote your art even further more.
Holly April Harris
Beautiful!! I am very pleased to feature your fantastic artwork in the group ‘Covered Bridges and Historical Buildings.’ Please add it to the “2023 Second Quarter FEATURED IMAGE Collection” thread in the discussions area to record and display your image amongst the best in the group. Thank you! 6/27/23