| dc.coverage.spatial | Site: Lateran Basilica (Rome, Lazio, Italy) | en_US |
| dc.coverage.temporal | 1646-1649 (creation) | en_US |
| dc.creator | Borromini, Francesco | en_US |
| dc.creator | Alexander VII, Pope | en_US |
| dc.date | 1646-1649 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-04-26T19:44:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-04-26T19:44:52Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1646-1649 | en_US |
| dc.identifier | 211509 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | archrefid: 649 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/118999 | |
| dc.description | Tomb of Cardinal Antonio Martinez Chiavez, showing three central figures representing the three theological virtues: Faith, Hope and Charity; Borromini's final contribution to the decoration of the Lateran Basilica were the tombs in the side aisles commissioned by Alexander VII. They are a fanciful combination of medieval fragments and Baroque frames; mainly owing to the skilful handling of illusionistic perspectives these hybrid creations offer a spectacle of opposing forces crowded within the narrowest space. Alexander condemned them as being 'too Gothic'. This was not intended as a comment on their style but rather implied that the innovative combination of classical elements produced an uncanonical ensemble alien to the conservative Pope. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/ (accessed 12/10/2007) | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | stone; stucco | en_US |
| dc.rights | © Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc. | en_US |
| dc.subject | death or burial | en_US |
| dc.subject | rulers and leaders | en_US |
| dc.subject | Alexander VII, Pope, 1599-1667 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Baroque | en_US |
| dc.title | Lateran Basilica: Aisles and Tombs | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Saint John Lateran: Aisles and Tombs | en_US |
| dc.type | image | en_US |
| dc.rights.access | Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only | en_US |
| dc.identifier.vendorcode | 1A1-BF-SG-4-A5 | en_US |
| vra.culturalContext | Italian | en_US |
| vra.technique | carving (processes) construction (assembling) | en_US |
| vra.worktype | monument | en_US |
| vra.worktype | tomb | en_US |
| dc.contributor.display | Alexander VII, Pope (Italian patron, 1599-1667); Francesco Borromini (Italian architect, 1599-1667) | en_US |
