Twelve Apostles
The twelve niches created by Borromini's architecture were left empty for decades until 1703 when Pope Clement XI encouraged the completion of the decoration, by sponsoring a competition to select the designs for larger-than-life sculptures of the apostles. The chosen sculptural designs were by some of the most prominent late baroque sculptors in Rome, including:
- Camillo Rusconi
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- Andrew
- Matthew
- James the Greater
- John the Evangelist
- Francesco Moratti
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- Simon the Zealot
- Angelo de' Rossi
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- James the Less
- Giuseppe Mazzuoli
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- Philip
- Lorenzo Ottoni
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- Thaddeus
- Pierre-Étienne Monnot
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- Peter
- Paul
- Pierre Le Gros the Younger
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- Bartholomew
- Thomas
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