Lecture 18: Baroque Rome - School of Architecture and Planning

Will look at: the “laboratory” of Rome, in the
development of the Baroque
• The idea of the “grand manner” – the planning of Rome,
starting in earnest w/ Pope Sixtus V (served 1585‐1590)
• The variety of Baroque church architecture in the 17th century Rome – the architectural “culture” of Rome ‐‐
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• The “aedicular façade” ‐‐ aedicule = canopied niche flanked by
columns
• The continuing relevance of the model of Michelangelo’s
work – such as: 1) the “buried” buried columns in the Laurentian
Library 2) the broken pediments, giant orders in the
buildings of the Campidoglio
• The role of this architecture in the urban planning schemes
• Finally – a look at Gianlorenzo Bernini, as the first Baroque
era “genius” (the second, Francesco Borromini to be looked at
in depth on Wed)
• And Bernini’s role in the completion of Saint Peters
Two general plan
typologies used – per
Norberg­Schulz
Ching p502