Imposing pair of architectural telamons Rome, early 18th century Carved and gilded wood 270 x 45 x 35 cm Depicting half-length angelic figures emerging from a vertical architectural structure. Stem punctuated by rich ornamental elements: phytoform pendants with clusters and central lion's mask. The stylistic features, together with the structural conception and scenographic layout of the whole, reveal a full adherence to the formal legacy of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, whose language profoundly influenced the workers active in the great Roman ecclesiastical building sites. The dynamic tension of the figures, the vibrant treatment of the drapery and the strong theatrical sense of the composition in fact reflect that Baroque matrix that, in Rome, found in Bernini's model its most authoritative and lasting reference.