11.3 The Italian Baroque Styles

Pope Sixtus V

He strengthened the papal treasury and intended to reconstruct Rome as an even more spectacular exhibition of Church authority.

The Church of the Gesu (Il Gesu) by Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola and Giacomo della Porta

serves as the central location of the Jesuit Order, which was founded by Ignatius de Loyola and played a significant role in the Counter-Reformation.

The facade of Santa Susanna by Carlo Maderno

incorporates a dynamic rhythm of columns and pilasters, which are densely packed in the center.

The façade of St. Peter's Basilica by Carlo Maderno

Maderno lengthened the nave from the original plan of Michelangelo; For the facade of Saint Peter's, Maderno elaborated on his design for Santa Susanna, but the two outer bays with bell towers were not part of his plan and detract from the verticality he sought.

The Baldachin of St. Peter's Basilica by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

a 29-meter-high bronze canopy that sits atop the high altar, marking the traditional location of St. Peter's tomb.

St. Peter's Square by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Has a trapezoidal piazza in front of the basilica's façade and an oval-shaped area, known as the ovato tondo, embraced by curved loggias bearing a colonnade of gigantic Doric columns.

San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane by Francesco Borromini

geometrically complex and serpentine building that beautifully surrounds an exquisite oval dome inside.

Sant'Andrea al Quirinale by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

considered one of the best examples of Baroque in Rome due to its remarkable use of color in materials and light to create dramatic effects.

Cappella della Sacra Sindone by Guarino Guarini

known for his mathematically elaborate vaulted domes, as with his unorthodox use of the Orders, such as an "Undulating Order."

The Church of the Gesu (Il Gesu)

by Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola and Giacomo della Porta

The facade of Santa Susanna & The façade of St. Peter's Basilica

by Carlo Maderno

The Baldachin of St. Peter's Basilica & St. Peter's Square & Sant'Andrea al Quirinale

by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane

by Francesco Borromini

Cappella della Sacra Sindone

by Guarino Guarini