Urban Transformations and Monuments Flashcards
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Polazzo del Quirnale
Architects: Domenico Fontana and Carlo Maderno
Date: originally completed 1583
Location: Piazza del Quirnale
- Information for both piazza and palazzo:
- The piazza is the location of both the quirnale palace and Palazzo Barracchini
- It is identified as the hill of the horce (Montecavallo) and the fountain in the piazza is called Fontana dei Dioscuri. It depicts the twins Castor and Pollux who hold the reins of their horses and a bath from antiquity during the time of constantine. The monument is aligned with the stradapia, not the center of the piazza
- Now the piazza is elevated but in 18th century it sloped down
- The quirnale palace is today the current residence and workplace for the presidents of the Italian republic. It originally was the summer residence for the pope because of its location on the hill and then became the residence of the king after 1870.
- Starting with pope Gregory 8th each papacy has a role in contributing to the building. -Sixtus the 5th in 1587 purchases the land and expands the building commissioned to Fontana and Pope Paul 5th commissioned the completion of the main building. Added onto this was the Pauline chapel and the papal apartements.
- Pope pius 4th was the last pope to live there
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Sant’Andrea al Quirinale
Architect: Bernini
Date: 1658 – 1670
Location: Via del Quirnale ( strada pia), Rome
- Has a triple patronage: It’s religious order is Jesuit, It’s patron is the Pamphili Family, and it was commissioned during the papacy of a Chigi Pope.
- It becomes an additional chapel for the quirnale palace.
- Jesuit figures present in the church include San Ignatius and Francis Exaviar.
- The alter portrait is St. Andrew on the cross.
- The lightened chapel is dedicated to St. Stanislaus Kostka who was a polish Jesuit who died at 17 and is said to have foretold his death.
- The coffers and ribs leading up to the dome are interrupted making it look like they are instead radiating down from the top of the dome.
- Sacristy has elaborate decoration and interesting window cut outs
- Upstairs in the rooms is the statue of St. Stanislaus Kostka.
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Santa Maria della Vittoria:
Architect: Carlo Maderno
Location: Rome
Date: 1620
Cornaro Chapel:
Architect: Bernini
Location: Santa Maria della Vittoria
Date: 1645 -1652
- Longitudinal church that is a half scale version of the Jesuit with a domed crossing.
- Bernini’s chapel has a natural light source at the top that illuminates St. Teresa in Ecstasy and an angel.
- Chapel was created during the papacy of pope innocent X. He shunned Bernini’s artistic services and so the patronage of this chapel was the Canaro Family. This was chosen for the family’s burial chapel.
- The illuminated sculpture depicts the description of a vision St. Teresa has of her experience with the angel that pierced her heart with the love of God.
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Architect: Borromini
Location: Intersection of Strada Pia and Strada Felice (Quattro Fontane)
Date: 1634 – 1641
- Is Borromini’s first independent commission and he was still working on it when he died.
- It was built for the Spanish Trinitarians
- The plan has axes of a distorted and elaborated Greek cross.
- The columns in the wall zone jut out but at the same time are set in niches.
- It has an oval coffered dome with an oval lantern.
- The material is mostly white pilaster which is always Borromini’s preference and precious materials to highlight important parts of the church like the altar.
- It is very ornamented and complicated but in a more subtle way because it is all an off white tonality.
- The façade is concave and convex with two tiers
- Next to the church is a 2 story cloister in the shape of an elongated octagon.
- The crypt includes the chapel where Borromini intended to be buried.
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Palazzo Barberini
Date: 1627-33
Architect: Maderno, Borromini
Location: Rome
- 3 story tiered façade (ref Palazzo Farnese)
- Oval spiral staircase to the right of the entry, designed by Borromini
- Forest of columns created in interior space
- Originally had back wall (hid garden)
- Partially consists of previously existing palazzo on the site
