Editing Pope Clement IX (section)

===Art reforms===
As pope, Clement IX continued his interest in the arts. He embellished the city of Rome with famous works commissioned from [[Gian Lorenzo Bernini]], including the angels of [[Ponte Sant'Angelo]] and the [[colonnade]] of [[Saint Peter's Basilica]]. Somewhat unusually for Popes of the era, Clement IX did not have his name displayed on monuments he built. For the [[Carnival]] celebrations of 1668, commissioned [[Antonio Maria Abbatini]] of the [[Sistine Chapel Choir]] to set to music his free [[Italian language|Italian]] translation of a [[Spanish language|Spanish]] religious drama ''La Baltasara'', the production had sets designed by Bernini.

[[File:Carlo rainaldi, monum. a clemente IX (1671), con papa di domenico guidi, fede di cosimo fancelli e carità ercole ferrata 2.JPG|thumb|The tomb of Clement IX]]