Santa Maria della Salute (Venice, Italy) : General view of the drum volutes
- Creator:
- Longhena, Baldassare, 1598-1682
- Published/Created:
- Venice, Veneto, Italy
1631-1687 - Date Depicted:
- 5/15/1996
1500 AD - 1699 AD - Materials:
- stone
- Notes:
- Longhena's project was selected in 1631 by the senatorial commissioners (including the distinguished Scamozzi patron Procurator Girolamo Cornaro). The resulting domed church of S Maria della Salute, built at the junction of the Giudecca and Grand canals at the focal point of the city of Venice, occupied Longhena for more than 50 years and was consecrated after his death on 9 November 1687. Its governing concept--an octagonal space surrounded by an ambulatory--appeared in Italy in Early Christian and Byzantine architecture but also in the monumental sanctuary (1528-1561) by Diego de Siloe for Granada Cathedral in Spain, an engraving of which was produced in 1612-1614 by Francisco Heylan. Its sculptural exterior characterized by massive scrolls buttressing the dome, Longhena's Salute incorporates subtle scenographic effects and is one of the most important buildings of the early Italian Baroque. S Maria della Salute was imitated all over Europe.
- Variant Titles:
- Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute
- Topics:
- Architecture -- Italy -- 17th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Baroque
- Culture:
- Italian
- Accession Number:
- 1A1-LBA-SMS-C3
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
churches (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; Architecture, Baroque construction buildings; religious buildings; churches volute; scroll
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Module Two
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
5/15/1996 - 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:
- 10164909
- PID:
- digcoll:1857701