Il Gesù (Rome, Italy) : Close side view along the base, from the north, depicting layering (early use of this effect)
- Creator:
- Porta, Giacomo della, 1532/1533-1602 or 1604
Vignola, Jacopo da, 1507-1573 - Published/Created:
- Rome, Lazio, Italy
1571-1584 - Date Depicted:
- 12/1/1997
1500 AD - 1699 AD - Materials:
- brick
marble - Notes:
- n July 1571 work began on the façade of Il Gesù, for which Cardinal Alessandro Farnese had favoured della Porta's design over those of Jacopo Vignola--who had largely designed the rest of the church--and Galeazzo Alessi. Della Porta also designed the high altar (1582) and the crossing (1584) of Il Gesù. Della Porta's design accentuated the verticality of the façade, thereby creating a strong central climax; this provided a precedent for successive Baroque façades. Il Gesù was the first permanent Roman church of the Jesuit Order.
- Variant Titles:
- Chiesa del Sacro Nome di Gesù
- Topics:
- Architecture -- Italy -- 16th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Baroque
- Culture:
- Italian
- Accession Number:
- 1A1-DP-IG-A5
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
- Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- architectural exteriors; Farnese, Alessandro, 1520-1589; Jesuits buildings; religious buildings; churches pilaster: giant
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Base Collection
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
12/1/1997 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4152
- OID:
- 10088286
- PID:
- digcoll:1814374