creepy ass sculpture in st. peter's basilica

Detail of monument of Pope Alexander VII, with skeleton and hourglass.

Heading back towards the entrance, between the Chapel of the Column
and the left transept is the monument to Pope Alexander (Chigi) VII
(d. 1667) by Bernini, 1671-78. The door below symbolizes the Gate of
Death, above which a skeleton lifts a fold of red marble drapery and
holds an hourglass. He is flanked on the right by a statue
representing Truth or religion, who rests her foot on a globe —
specifically placed upon the British Isles, symbolizing the pope's
problems with the Church of England. Three other figures represent
Charity, Prudence and Justice.
The left transept contains the altars of St. Peter's Crucifixion, St.
Joseph (pictured at right) and St. Thomas.