#barberini

Portrait of Maffeo Barberini, Caravaggio. Private Collection

Portrait of Maffeo Barberini as an “Avvocato di Curia” (Lawyer of the Curia), c.1597 - Caravaggio.

Pope Urban VIII (Latin: Urbanus VIII; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death in 1644. He expanded the papal territory by force of arms and advantageous politicking, and was also a prominent patron of the arts and a reformer of Church missions.

Francesco Contini, Triangolo Barberini, Palestrina, Italy, 1660-1669
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Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, Bürohaus Friedrichstraße, Berlin, Germany, 1929