Santa Maria in Montesanto
Rainaldi, Carlo; Bernini, Gian Lorenzo
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Date
1662-1679Description
Close view of the church, from the northwest; "Rainaldi here had both the job of town planner and church architect. He designed this impressive piazza with the two churches opposite the Porta del Popolo. Three main streets radiate from the Piazza to the heart of Rome, two of each of the three flanking one of the apparently twin churches. The large domes, one oval and one round, appear identical from the Piazza. This adjustment in plan was necessitated by differing sites. The classical temple front was influenced by Bernini." Source: Digital Imaging Project, Mary Ann Sullivan, Bluffton University; http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/ (accessed 1/21/2008)
Type of Work
churchSubject
Baroque
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