ARTH 112 1st Edition Lecture 16 Sant Andrea al Quirinale cont Architect was a very important person Invited painter by the king of France to accompany him by carriage Pope would come visit him Jesuit church Conceit St Andrew painting in the back of the church Crucified but did not want to be on a cross because his lord already had So they crucified him on and X shape o People came to worship him and when he was untied he ascended to heaven o Peroplex above painting bends in and a lantern like feature allows light in o This creates the St Andrew ascending affect Colossal plaster columns are flat and used decoratively along the inside of the church Francesco Borromini Sant lvoallaSapienza 1642 60 Borromini was introverted Wore dark melancholy clothes Was a genius the darker side of Bernini later committed suicide o Patron saint of lawyers Teaches civil law wisdom o University area You cannot see the church from the street you have to come into a mid courtyard area This is architecture that bends Pulasters line where the curves meet Top of the church is a spiraling walkway The tip is like a flame representing wisdom that feeds into a metal piece which includes a globe and a cross o The Beginning of Wisdom is the Fear of God inscribed inside church Design Disegno to draw of the sign Design speaks to the subconscious unconscious mind Bernini cont Self Portrait as a Young Man 1623 o Worked for the pope You fortune is great but mine is much greater to have you work for me Was one of the greatest sculptor of all time Michelangelo of his time Balbaquino circular hang from altars Of Turkish descent Solomonic Columns fata morgana mirage
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