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San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane

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Title:
San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
Alt. Title:
San Carlino
View:
Interior, San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, view of the dome looking up
Creators:
Antonio Raggi I (Italian sculptor, 1624-1686); Francesco Borromini (Italian architect, 1599-1667)
Creator:
Borromini, Francesco
Style/Period:
Baroque
Style/Period:
Baroque
Location:
site: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Location Notes:
23 Via del Quirinale
City or Site:
Rome
Country:
Italy
GPS:
+41.901833+12.49075
Culture:
Italian
Date:
1634-1646 (design); 1665-1667 (alteration)
Measurements:
39 ft (width) x 66 ft (length)
Material:
marble
Work Type:
buildings; religious buildings; churches; complexes; religious communities; monasteries
Work Type:
church
Description:
In 1634 Cardinal Francesco Barberini helped Borromini to gain his first commission as an independent architect, the monastery and church of S Carlo alle Quattro Fontane (or S Carlino) for the Discalced Trinitarians, who had established themselves there in 1611. The monastic building, complete with cells, refectory and library, was finished by 1636, but work on the church could not begin until 1638. It was dedicated to S Carlo Borromeo in 1646, but the façade was not completed until 1677, ten years after Borromini's death. In this early masterpiece Borromini was faced with the conflicting demands of a strictly ascetic order with a severe shortage of funds that yet wished to create an impression on papal Rome. Exterior sculpture is by Antonio Raggi I and interior stucco work by Giuseppe and Giulio Bernasconi. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Classification:
architecture
Technique:
construction (assembling)
Subjects:
architecture; interior; dome: oval; coffer
Image Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Vendor ID:
1A1-BF-SC-I1
Image Filename:
1A1-BF-SC-I1.jpg
Image ID Number:
593
Module:
Archivision Base Collection
Collection:
Archivision Samples
Record created:
April 25, 2013
Last modified:
April 25, 2013


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