Lecture 18: Baroque Rome - School of Architecture and Planning
Lecture 18: Baroque Rome - School of Architecture and Planning
Lecture 18: Baroque Rome - School of Architecture and Planning
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Il Gesu – Facade:<br />
From Vignola’s design, revised by<br />
Giacomo della Porta “last” Mannerist<br />
masterpiece:<br />
• Flat, l thin h layering l<br />
• Double elements – rounded <strong>and</strong><br />
triangular pediments<br />
• ambiguity <strong>of</strong> layers – especially at the<br />
center bay<br />
• Like <strong>Baroque</strong> work (to follow) –<br />
emphasis on the center –build up <strong>of</strong><br />
details, layers emphasizing the central<br />
focal foca po point t<br />
Mannerism to <strong>Baroque</strong> –<br />
the Il Gesu Façade<br />
Il Gesu, Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola / Giacomo<br />
Example<br />
della Porta Porta, <strong>Rome</strong> (1568 (15681584) 1584)<br />
Fazio p3400
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