Santa Maria della Consolazione (Rome-Campitelli)

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Basic data
Patronage : St. Mary
Consecration day :
Address: Piazza della Consolazione, 84

00186 Roma

The facade of Longhi and Belli

Santa Maria della Consolazione ( Latin : Sanctae Mariae Consolationis ) is a church in Rome . It essentially comes from the Baroque era and is the monastery church of the Roman Capuchins . It is known for its frescoes and other works of art.

location

The church is located in the X. Roman Rione Campitelli in close proximity to the Roman Forum about 100 meters southwest of the Porticus der Dei Consentes .

Building history

A first church building at this point was consecrated under the pontificate of Pope Paul II in 1470. This building was the church of the Maria zum Consolazione Hospital (Italian: Maria della Consolazione ). Already after a little more than 100 years - from 1583 - the church was almost completely rebuilt, the building master was Martino Longhi the elder . He erected the building in its current form, but could only run the facade up to the cornice. The upper floor of the facade was not completed by Pasquale Belli until 1827 .

facade

View through the main nave to the apse

The facade, which is considered to be “very elegant”, faces south-west. It is made of travertine and the basic structure has five axes and two storeys. Longhi staggered the facade into two levels, the two outermost axes clearly behind the middle three. The surface is divided between the central axes with double pilasters that are not fluted and these have capitals according to the Corinthian order . There is only one pilaster for each of the outer axes, and between the fourth and fifth axes it is designed as a corner pilaster because of the rear plane. Fruit garlands and central putti heads mediate between the capitals. The actual entrance is designed as an aedicule portal , the two lateral entrances are covered by segment gables. Above the once cranked cornice, Belli took over the order of the basement only in the area of ​​the base zone. Instead of the outer pilasters, he erected four statues of saints. Only the central axis is repeated, the pilasters here have capitals of the composite order . Instead of the portal there is a simple rectangular window, which is framed by two slender three-quarter columns and a segmental arch. Above the window there is a memorial plaque with a reference to the completion of the facade in 1827. Belli also designed the garlands and the putti head between the capitals. The facade is crowned by a simple triangular gable. The difference between the storeys of the facade is nevertheless noticeable, while the baroque design can be seen in the basement, the classicist coolness dominates the upper floor.

Interior and outfit

Longhi designed the interior as a three-aisled pillar basilica with side chapels. On the left aisle facing the choir there are five and on the right aisle three side chapels. The apse was started by Giacomo della Porta and completed by Longhi. The two-storey window program in the apse is unusual for Roman churches. The main nave is covered by a barrel vault with stitch caps facing the windows. Longhi placed fluted pilasters with Corinthian order capitals in front of the pillars; those of the triumphal arch are designed as coarser fluted square pilasters.

One of Zuccari's frescoes from 1556

The chancel contains two pictures by Pomarancio , they depict The Birth of the Virgin Mary and the Assumption of the Virgin Mary . The high altar is a work by Longhi himself. The altarpiece, considered to be miraculous, contains the portrait of the church's namesake and is a work by Antoniazzo Romano from 1470 .

The church is known for the unfortunately considerably damaged frescoes by Taddeo Zuccari in the first side chapel on the right from 1556. In this chapel, the Cappela Mattei , Zuccari presented the story of the Passion . He created the frescoes by composing various stylistic elements by other artists who have movement of the figures their role models in the work of Francesco Salviati , the landscapes are influenced by Girolamo Muziano . The depiction is also reminiscent of pictures by Sebastiano del Piombo or Daniele da Volterra .

The third chapel on the right was painted by Giovanni Baglioni .

The frescoes in the second chapel on the left, called Capella della Madonna del Portico , also come from Pomarancio .

The sacristy contains an altar by Luigi Capponi , the altarpiece is a work by Andrea Bregno from 1486, it depicts Jesus crucified between the Virgin Mary and St. John .

opening hours

The church is open in the morning from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and in the afternoon from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Web links

Commons : Santa Maria della Consolazione  - collection of images, videos and audio files

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rosendorfer: Kirchenführer Rom , p. 153.
  2. ↑ Wundram (Ed.): Reclams Kunstführer , p. 216.
  3. ↑ Bussagli (Ed.): Rom - Art & Architecture , p. 383
  4. ↑ Bussagli (Ed.): Rom - Art & Architecture , p. 480.
  5. ^ Rosendorfer: Kirchenführer Rom , p. 154.

Coordinates: 41 ° 53 ′ 29.1 ″  N , 12 ° 28 ′ 59.2 ″  E