San Carlo ai Catinari

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San Carlo ai Catinari is a church in Rome in the 18th century under the patronage of Santi Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari (Latin: Sancti Caroli et Blasii ad Catinarios ) a title diakonia of the Roman Catholic Church. It contains, inter alia, Frescoes by Domenichino and a painting by Pietro da Cortona.

Location

The church is located in the Rione VIII Roman S. Eustachio at Piazza Benedetto Cairoli about 200 m southwest of the Largo di Torre Argentina.

Naming and Architectural History

The nickname was given the Church of the surrounding shops, where among other things, Jars and sink ( Italian for " Catini " ) were prepared.

The construction work began in 1612 to designs by Rosato Rosati. The facade was completed in 1635 by Giovanni Battista Soria. Three years later, the apse was built, the total construction work were completed in 1650.

Basic structure

The ground plan of the church is a Greek cross, the nave opens in side chapels. Over the crossing rises a dome.

Appearance

The facade is a large Baroque facade. It is divided into five vertical axes, of which the middle three are designed prominent in the form of a Risalites. The limiting pilasters carry Corinthian capitals. The facade is divided horizontally by a strong cornice over two floors. Window shades and niches share the facade further.

Affairs

The interior of the church is dominated by the massive pillars, above which rises the dome. Following the style of the time the inside is richly decorated in high baroque forms. The barrel vault over the nave is coffered geometrically, to the longhouse to himself side chapels open. The pilasters of the side walls carry Corinthian capitals. Between the windows, frescoes by Francesco Coghetti.

Dome

The dome drum is pierced by twelve windows. Are located at the dome frescoes by Domenichino four consoles, they represent the four cardinal virtues is (wisdom, fortitude, prudence and justice).

Interior decoration

Apse and altar

The apse was frescoed by Giovanni Lanfranco with the driveway of St. Charles Borromeo. It was finished in 1647 and was his last work. The high altar was D. J. Martino Longi created. The altarpiece is the St. Charles Borromeo a nail from the cross Christ was and is wearing da Cortona made ​​by Pietro.

Sacristy

In the sacristy there is a fresco by Guido Reni. This represents the St. Charles Borromeo in prayer

More artworks

The altarpiece of the left arm cross represents the death of St. Anne and was painted by Andrea Sacchi. Right of the entrance is on the local altar the Annunciation by Giovanni Lanfranco. In the church there is still a triptych depicting the Mother of God between John the Baptist and the Archangel Michael. The image was created by Leonardo da Roma in 1453. Noteworthy here is that in the midst of the early Renaissance, this painting was painted even in late Gothic form.

Aftermath

The construction could be a model for the Church of Ste. Have been Ursule in the Sorbonne. This was begun in 1635, architect was Jacques Lemercier, who previously resided in Rome and among other things, Giacomo della Porta, the buildings had studied.