Baroque architecture in Italy
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Italian | English |
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 Gianlorenzo Bernini, Baldacchino in Saint Peter, Rome 1624-1633 |  Rome would never recover from centrality Bernini was from Naples -- Successful to commissionnew projects -- Close to the Vatican Church -- Sees himself as an artist/sculpture Baldacchino: altar protected by canon -- Altar inside Saint Peter -- Built at the intersection of the transept and the nave --Very small scale architecture -- Features four columns -- Not typical: twisted columns |
| Carlo Maderno, plan of Saint Peter, Rome |  Bernini was asked to build the colonnade Large dome Colonnade gives a view of Saint Peter Goal: aspect of visual perception was key |
| Saint Peter, Rome, aerial view of the colonnade by Gianlorenzo Bernini (begun in 1656) |  |
| Gianlorenzo Bernini, Sant'Andrea al Quirinale, Rome 1658-1670, façade and plan |  Small church; Jesuit church Interesting: oval, small because of the limited space Classical character -- Columns Can only be perceived from certain angles -- Cannot be photographed from the front |
| Gianlorenzo Bernini, Scala Regia at the Vatican, Rome 1663-1666 |  Stair connects the colonnade to the Papel apartment Difficult space to construct Walls were not parallel -- Colonnades were not parallel -- Shaft between colonnades decrease -- -- Creates the illusion that the columns converge -- -- Perception is key! Characteristics -- Colonnade with capitols (Ionic) -- It's like an optical illusion Architecture good at making this illusion -- Interruption in arch, because of window |
| Gianlorenzo Bernini, Louvre, Paris 1664-1665, first project |  Designed the façade of the Louvre -- Never ealized -- Based on the design of curves |
| Francesco Borromini, San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome 1637-1641, façade 1665 (begun), façade and plan |  Borromini never got the access to Bermini's connections -- Might have been jealous of Bermini Based on perception Borromini had to work with an area located at a corner -- No possibility to see the façade from the frontview He adopts the solution of the oval because of the small space available |
| Francesco Borromini, San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome 1637-1641, façade 1665 (begun), dome |  Curve linear façade -- Allows the viewers to see the church from many angles Characteristics -- Columns -- Niches -- Domes were ovals |
| Francesco Borromini, Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza, Rome 1642-1660 |  Sant'Ivo was the old university at Rome Problem: -- Design a chapel inside the university -- Enter through a courtyard (enclosed space) Solution -- Has a curve-linear façade -- Complex small space -- Converged towards vault |
| Nicola Salvi, Trevi Fountain, Rome 1732-1762, engraving by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1773) |  Between architecture and a piece of artwork/monument Designs a façade facing a small square Central arch is a Roman triumphant arch -- Classicism should be taken into consideration -- Gives the central niche to allow the water fountain to be developed |
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