Charity
The Portico
Vatican City
Rome Italy
2016

On the right is the statue of Charity (1728~1732) by Bernardino Ludovisi (1693~1749)

The Portico, which is larger than many churches, was designed by Maderno, who was justly proud of it, having its authorship mentioned on his tomb. It is certainly an impressive entrance with its great doorways to the church, the three central ones framed by pairs of antique pillars, and with its end vistas, through screens of Ionic columns, of Constantine and Charlemagne's equestrian statues.