Pope Alexander VII (Fabio Chigi, 1599–1667; reigned 1655–67)

Pope Alexander VII (Fabio Chigi, 1599–1667; reigned 1655–67)

Melchiorre Cafà

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This bust was cast at the Vatican foundry, probably by Giovanni Artusa da Piscina, after a model by Cafà.

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pope Alexander VII (Fabio Chigi, 1599–1667; reigned 1655–67)Pope Alexander VII (Fabio Chigi, 1599–1667; reigned 1655–67)Pope Alexander VII (Fabio Chigi, 1599–1667; reigned 1655–67)Pope Alexander VII (Fabio Chigi, 1599–1667; reigned 1655–67)Pope Alexander VII (Fabio Chigi, 1599–1667; reigned 1655–67)

The fifty thousand objects in the Museum's comprehensive and historically important collection of European sculpture and decorative arts reflect the development of a number of art forms in Western European countries from the early fifteenth through the early twentieth century. The holdings include sculpture in many sizes and media, woodwork and furniture, ceramics and glass, metalwork and jewelry, horological and mathematical instruments, and tapestries and textiles. Ceramics made in Asia for export to European markets and sculpture and decorative arts produced in Latin America during this period are also included among these works.