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The church of '''San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane''' (Saint Charles at the Four Fountains), also called '''{{lang|it|San Carlino}}''', is a [[Roman Catholic]] church in [[Rome]], [[Italy]]. The church was designed by the architect [[Francesco Borromini]] and it was his first independent commission. It is an iconic masterpiece of [[Baroque]] architecture, built as part of a complex of monastic buildings on the [[Quirinal Hill]] for the Spanish [[Trinitarian Order|Trinitarians]], an order dedicated to the freeing of Christian slaves. He received the commission in 1634, under the patronage of [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] [[Francesco Barberini (1597–1679)|Francesco Barberini]], whose [[Palazzo Barberini|palace]] was across the road. However, this financial backing did not last and subsequently the building project suffered various financial difficulties.<ref>Blunt, Anthony. ''Borromini'', 1979, Belknap Harvard, p. 53</ref> It is one of at least three churches in Rome dedicated to San Carlo, including [[San Carlo ai Catinari]] and [[San Carlo al Corso]]. |
The church of '''San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane''' (Saint Charles at the Four Fountains), also called '''{{lang|it|San Carlino}}''', is a [[Roman Catholic]] church in [[Rome]], [[Italy]]. The church was designed by the architect [[Francesco Borromini]] and it was his first independent commission. It is an iconic masterpiece of [[Baroque]] architecture, built as part of a complex of monastic buildings on the [[Quirinal Hill]] for the Spanish [[Trinitarian Order|Trinitarians]], an order dedicated to the freeing of Christian slaves. He received the commission in 1634, under the patronage of [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] [[Francesco Barberini (1597–1679)|Francesco Barberini]], whose [[Palazzo Barberini|palace]] was across the road. However, this financial backing did not last and subsequently the building project suffered various financial difficulties.<ref>Blunt, Anthony. ''Borromini'', 1979, Belknap Harvard, p. 53</ref> It is one of at least three churches in Rome dedicated to San Carlo, including [[San Carlo ai Catinari]] and [[San Carlo al Corso]]. |
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== History == |
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The monastic buildings and the cloister were completed first after which construction of the church took place during the period 1638-1641 and in 1646 it was dedicated to Saint [[Charles Borromeo]]. Although the idea for the serpentine facade must have been conceived fairly early on, probably in the mid-1630s, it was only constructed towards the end of Borromini's life and the upper part was not completed until after the architect's death.<ref>Blunt, A. 1979, p. 71, 76-80. Blunt considers whether Borromini at San Carlo or [[Pietro da Cortona]] with his design for [[Santi Luca e Martina]] was the first to plan a curved church facade and decides in favour of Cortona, p. 76</ref> |
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The site for the new church and its monastery was at the south-west corner of the "[[Quattro Fontane]]" which refers to the four corner fountains set on the oblique at the intersection of two roads, the Strada Pia and the Strada Felice. [[Bernini]]'s oval church of [[Sant'Andrea al Quirinale]] would later be built further along the Strada Pia. |
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The inscriptions found in San Carlo, a valuable source illustrating the history of the church, have been collected and published by Vincenzo Forcella.<ref>V. Forcella, ''Inscrizioni delle chese e d' altre edifici di Roma, dal secolo XI fino al secolo XVI'' Volume III (Roma: Fratelli Bencini, 1873), pp. 261-273 [in Italian and Latin]. </ref> |
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== Notes == |
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Revision as of 03:40, 12 April 2019
| Church of Saint Charles at the Four Fountains San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane | |
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 Facade of Church of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane by Francesco Borromini | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Parish church |
| Leadership | P. Pedro Aliaga Asensio |
| Year consecrated | 1646 |
| Location | |
| Location | Rome, Italy |
| Geographic coordinates | 41°54′6.6″N 12°29′26.7″E / 41.901833°N 12.490750°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Francesco Borromini |
| Type | Church |
| Style | Baroque |
| Groundbreaking | 1638 |
| Specifications | |
| Direction of façade | Northwest |
| Length | 20 metres (66 ft) |
| Width | 12 metres (39 ft) |
| Website | |
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The church of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane (Saint Charles at the Four Fountains), also called San Carlino, is a Roman Catholic church in Rome, Italy. The church was designed by the architect Francesco Borromini and it was his first independent commission. It is an iconic masterpiece of Baroque architecture, built as part of a complex of monastic buildings on the Quirinal Hill for the Spanish Trinitarians, an order dedicated to the freeing of Christian slaves. He received the commission in 1634, under the patronage of Cardinal Francesco Barberini, whose palace was across the road. However, this financial backing did not last and subsequently the building project suffered various financial difficulties.[1] It is one of at least three churches in Rome dedicated to San Carlo, including San Carlo ai Catinari and San Carlo al Corso.
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| External videos | |
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 Borromini, San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Smarthistory[2] |
- ^ Blunt, Anthony. Borromini, 1979, Belknap Harvard, p. 53
- ^ "Borromini, San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane". Smarthistory at Khan Academy. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
References
- Blunt, Anthony (1979). Borromini. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-07926-4.
- Steinberg, Leo (1977). Borromini's San Carlo Alle Quattro Fontane. New York: Garland Pub. ISBN 0-8240-2008-1.
- Portoghesi, Paolo (2001). Storia Di San Carlino Alle Quattro Fontane (in Italian). Roma: Newton & Compton. ISBN 978-88-8289-485-6.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane.
- The facade
- Plan
- photo. The lower corner of the central X shows the small dome of the church. The opposing corner (north) is the edge of the complex once constituting the Palazzo Barberini. On the other side of the street are the start of the Quirinal Palace gardens. Southwest along past the grove on the lower slopes of Via Quirinale, one comes to the dome of Bernini's Sant'Andrea al Quirinale.
- Visual reference
- San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane: Virtual Tour, Art & History
- See similar church: Madonna del Prato, Gubbio
