ARCH 218 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Santa Maria Della Vittoria, Theatines, Palazzo Medici Riccardi
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Churin becomes the center for baroque architecture outside of rome. Displays catholicism, not built in protestant areas. The baroque in italy: rome is origin, not all areas of italy were friendly towards rome, venice and florence did not become centers for baroque. Cornaro chapel: s. maria de la vittoria, 1644-1647. Guarino guarini: 1624-1683, makes turin a capital of baroque architecture, enters theatine order. L. a. san lorenzo: turin, italy, 1668-1687, guarino guarini, the structure becomes more regular at higher levels, suggestion of infinity in dome, guarini appreciates daring soaring qualities of. Gothic churches: compare to dome of great mosque, cordoboy spain (10th century), mosque. Like guarini, borromini invoked a wide range of precedents. Compare to palazzo farnese in rome and palazzo medici in florence. Guarini brings the monumental undulating fa ade to residential architecture.
