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With the death of the Barberini Pope Urban VIII in 1644 and the accession of the Pamphilj Pope Innocent X, the Barberini family and their favorite artist, Bernini, fell into disrepute.

Algardi, on the other hand, was embraced by the new pope and the pope's nephew, Camillo Pamphilj.

Algardi's portraits were highly prized, and their formal severity contrasts with Bernini's more vivacious expression.

A large hieratic bronze of Innocent X by Algardi is now to be found in the Capitoline Museums.