San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
| 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 | |
| www | |
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.
Notes
| 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
- 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
