Havakuk and the Angel
Flaminio, Parioli, Villa Borghese
- Artist: Gian Lorenzo Bernini
- Location: Havakuk and the Angel
- Date: 1656 - 1661
The statue was created by Bernini in completing the work on the Chigi Chapel a century after Raphael. The sculptural group was realized, along with Daniel and the Lion, after its patron had already become Pope – Alexander VII. The two works complete a single narrative: the angel brings the prophet Havakuk to feed the starving Daniel, who has been thrown in a lion's pit and left for days, with soup and bread.
THINGS TO KNOW: The statue became much more famous recently, thanks to the novel Angels and Demons by Dan Brown and the subsequent film, where the statue is an important clue in solving a complex mystery.
