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Santa Bibiana

Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italian architect, 1598-1680)
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URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/119487
Date
2013-04-29
Description
General view of the church looking north, depicting the southwest elevation; Bernini's career as an architect began modestly in 1624 with the construction of the façade of S Bibiana, Rome. Small though this project was in scope, it already showed the combination of tradition and originality that was to make his architecture so influential not only in Rome but also on the course of Baroque design throughout Europe. The façade consists of an open, arcaded loggia with a palace-like storey above. The central element of this upper part is a deep, pedimented aedicule that breaks dramatically the skyline of the balustraded flanking wings. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/ (accessed 12/9/2007)
Type of Work
church
Subject
architectural exteriors, Baroque
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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