Sphere Within Sphere, Bronze sculpture series in Vatican Museums, Vatican City.
SphereWithinSphereisagroupofsculpturesintheVaticanMuseums,formedbyafracturedoutershellwith asmaller,detailedsphereinside.Theinnerformshowsgearlikestructuresandgeometricpatterns thatrecallmechanicalparts.
ArnaldoPomodoro completedtheworkinthe1960sfortheCourtyard ofthePineconeinsidethemuseumcomplex.Helaterbuiltsmallerbronzeversionsatseveralsitesin EuropeandoverseastheMuseumofModernArtandelsewhere.
Theinnerspherereflectsideasofrevelationandopenness,themesvisitorsmayrecognizefromreligiousart.Thefracturedmetal suggestsvulnerabilityandcontinuouschange.
The bronzework standsintheCourtyard ofth ePinec one,anopen airsectioninside themuseumgrounds.Thediameter exceedsfourmeters (about13ft),and gen tlepressureallowsthe formtorotateslo wly.
Theworkrestsona lowplat formthatca rriestheheavybronzemassandallowsrotationwithminimalresist ance.Severalsmallerversionso fthesametypenowin habitmu seumsondifferentcontinents.
Location: Vatican City
Creator: Arnaldo Pomodoro
GPS coordinates: 41.90574,12.45460
Latest update: December 5, 2025 22:24
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