Sant'Andrea al Quirinale
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Sant'Andrea al Quirinale is the church of the Jesuit seminary on the Quirinal Hill in Rome.
It was designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and De Rossi over a period of twenty years, from 1658 to 1678. The site was precedently occupied by a 16th century church. the new building was commissioned by Pope Alexander VII and Camillo Pamphilj. It is considered one of the finest examples of Roman Baroque architecture, and Bernini considered it his only perfect work. In his late years he spent many hours sitting in the interior and looking at the marbles, stuccoes and light plays.
Oval in shape, with the entrance and high altar on the short axis of the ellipse, it has a semicircular porch decorated by the arms of Camillo Pamphilj, who had donated the funds for its construction. The stucco decoration was designed by Bernini and executed by Antonio Raggi and others between 1661 and 1666, with puttoes and cherubims under the windows. The main artwork is the Martyrdom of St. Andrew by Borgognone, on the high altar. The chapels houses three canvas by Baciccio.
Carlo Emanuele IV, King of Sardinia and Piedmont is buried in one of the side chapels. St. Stanislaus Kostka is also enshrined here. Currently, Adam Cardinal Kozłowiecki holds the title of Cardinal Priest of the Titulus S. Andreae in Quirinali.
[edit] References
- Federico Gizzi, Le chiese barocche di Roma, Newton Compton, 1994.
[edit] External links
- http://www.nerone.cc/nerone/lectures/sandrea.htm
- http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/andrea/andrea.html
- http://www.williams.edu/art/architectureVR/santAndreaAlQuirinale/
- http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Sant_Andrea_al_Quirinale.html
- http://roma.katolsk.no/andreaquirinale.htm
- Satellite photo. This shows the oval dome of Sant'Andrea in the center of the photo, southeast of the long side-wing of the Quirinal Palace, which envelops the formal gardens. Northeast of this church, at the south corner of the next intersection (Quirinale and Quattro Fontana) is the small dome of Borromini's San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane.
