osi ▁al ▁P ant he on , ▁the ▁city ’ s ▁oldest ▁social ▁organization ; ▁membership ▁in ▁the ▁Acc adem ia ▁di ▁San ▁Lu ca ▁followed ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁executed ▁many ▁pr estig ious ▁comm issions ▁in ▁Rome ▁for ▁Pope ▁Clement ▁VIII ▁and ▁Pope ▁Paul ▁V , ▁including ▁included ▁stat ues ▁for ▁the ▁Chap el ▁of ▁Clement ▁VIII ▁at ▁St . ▁Peter ’ s ▁Bas il ica ; ▁later ▁he ▁was ▁called ▁upon ▁to ▁execute ▁four ▁ang els ▁for ▁St . ▁Peter ’ s ▁bald ac ch ino ▁mobile . ▁ ▁He ▁completed ▁other ▁major ▁sculpt ure ▁projects ▁for ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁Later an , ▁the ▁P ant he on , ▁and ▁the ▁churches ▁of ▁Santa ▁Maria ▁sop ra ▁Min erva ▁and ▁Santa ▁Maria ▁Mag giore . ▁ ▁The ▁master works ▁of ▁his ▁Roman ▁period , ▁however , ▁were ▁eight ▁st u cco ▁sain ts ▁executed ▁for ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁San ▁Bern ardo ▁alle ▁T erme . ▁ ▁These ▁figures , ▁according ▁to ▁one ▁scholar , ▁" dem on str ate ▁his ▁importance ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁Bar o que . ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁Mar iani ▁raised ▁the ▁art ▁of ▁st u cco ▁sculpt ure ▁to ▁an ▁un pre ced ented ▁position ▁in ▁Rome ." ▁His ▁figures ▁both ▁at ▁San ▁Bern ardo ▁alle ▁T erme ▁in ▁Rome ▁and ▁at ▁Villa ▁Corn aro ▁in ▁Pi omb ino ▁D ese ▁are ▁particularly ▁pra ised ▁for ▁their ▁ch iar osc uro ▁effects ▁and ▁bold ▁model ing . ▁