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Trinitarian Monastery of San Carlo Alley Quatro Fontane
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| Title | Trinitarian Monastery of San Carlo Alley Quatro Fontane |
| Country | Italy |
| Province/County | Rome |
| City | Rome |
| Continent | Europe |
| Media | architecture |
| Century | 17th Century |
| Subject 1 | Religion, Piety and Spirituality |
| Subject 2 | Arts and Architecture |
| Keywords | monasteries, architecture, religious life, religious houses, church, religious orders |
| Description | Trinitarian monastery of San Carlo Alle Quatro Fontane. Trinitarians were founded in 1198 as an order to random prisoner from Muslims. Towards the end of the 16th c., they split into three groups over the usual issue of relaxation of rule versus strictness and reform. The Spanish brach, the most austere, soon spread to Italy. The convent in Rome was established in 1612; in 1634, this community became Borromini's patrons. The monastery stand on busy crossroads, on a very small scale; but is a landmark of architectural history by Borromini's manipulation of space and his dynamic treatment of surfaces and volumes. The faade, his last work, begun in 1665, is very much in his personal style. The concave and convex play a subtle counterpoint, while columns, cornices and ornaments accentuate and prolong rhythm. Behind the faade is a lantern of dome, and to its left the bell tower, both further exercises in the interplay of curving forms. |
| Original Source | TBCompleted |
| Secondary Source | Ian Richards, Abbeys of Europe, p. 138. |
| Contributors | R. Harold Garrett-Goodyear |
| Format | jpg |
| Slide ID | ae_16 |
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