Martino Longhi the Younger
Martino Longhi the Younger , Italian Martino Longhi il Giovane , (born March 18, 1602 in Rome , † December 15, 1660 in Viggiù ) was an Italian architect . He belonged to the Longhi architectural dynasty .
Life
Martino Longhi was born in Rome in 1602 as the son of the architect Onorio Longhi . As an architect, he continued the work of his father and his grandfather Martino Longhi the Elder and was able to maintain his position as one of the most original Baroque architects in competition with his contemporaries such as Gian Lorenzo Bernini , Francesco Borromini and Pietro da Cortona .
Like his father, Longhi was a member of the Accademia di San Luca . He was also known as a poem writer.
His stay in Rome is documented for the last time in 1659. He died on December 15, 1660 in the town of his father's birth in Viggiù and was buried there in the family crypt in the church of San Martino.
Works
Martino Longhi took over the construction site of Santi Ambrogio e Carlo from his father after his death in 1619 . The time at which he worked there as an architect is unknown and only confirmed from 1634. In 1642 he completed the interior of the church with the vaulting of the naves.
His most famous work, however, was the church of Santi Vincenzo e Anastasio opposite the Trevi Fountain , which he carried out from 1644 to 1650 on behalf of Cardinal Jules Mazarin . For the first time in a baroque church, he used free-standing columns, which form a second level in front of the facade and create an interesting light-shadow effect.
In 1653 he rebuilt the church of Sant'Adriano al Foro , in which he again used the effect of free-standing columns in the interior. In 1933 the church was destroyed during the restoration of the Iulia Curia in which it was incorporated.
More church buildings
- San Bartolomeo all'Isola , facade, 1623/24
- Santa Maria della Consolazione
- Sant'Antonio dei Portoghesi , facade, 1638
- San Silvestro Monastery in Caprarola
- Extension of the Cappella San Domenico in the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome
More buildings
- Palazzo Ginnetti in Velletri
- Palazzo Ruspoli , staircase, from 1629
Web links
- Arte Varese (Italian)
- Martino Longhi the Younger. In: arch INFORM .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Longhi, Martino the Younger |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Longo, Martino; Longhi, Martino d. J .; Longhi, Martino il Giovane |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1602 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 15, 1660 |
| Place of death | Viggiù |