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Oratorio Di San Carlo, Bologna
The Oratorio di San Carlo is a Baroque-style prayer hall located inside the church of San Carlo al Porto, located on Strada Porto Naviglio in Bologna, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. History In 1466, the confraternity of ''Santa Maria del Paradiso'', was founded around the cult of an image at the site. In 1612 the confraternity changed its name to the Confraternity of San Carlo Borromeo. The Oratory chapel was built in 1667. They engaged the painter Giacomo Friani, to fresco the ceilings. The center fresco depicts the ''Ecstasy of San Carlo and the Madonna''. A series of medallions with the life of San Carlo were completed by Giovanni Battista Bolognini Giovanni Battista Bolognini (1611–1688) was an Italian painter and engraver of the Baroque. Biography He was born and died at Bologna. He was a pupil of Guido Reni Guido Reni (; 4 November 1575 – 18 August 1642) was an Italian painter .... After the Napoleonic invasions, the oratory was closed, only to reopen in 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baroque Architecture
Baroque architecture is a highly decorative and theatrical style which appeared in Italy in the early 17th century and gradually spread across Europe. It was originally introduced by the Catholic Church, particularly by the Jesuits, as a means to combat the Reformation and the Protestant church with a new architecture that inspired surprise and awe. It reached its peak in the High Baroque (1625–1675), when it was used in churches and palaces in Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Bavaria and Austria. In the Late Baroque period (1675–1750), it reached as far as Russia and the Spanish and Portuguese colonies in Latin America. About 1730, an even more elaborately decorative variant called Rococo appeared and flourished in Central Europe. Baroque architects took the basic elements of Renaissance architecture, including domes and colonnades, and made them higher, grander, more decorated, and more dramatic. The interior effects were often achieved with the use of ''quadratura'', or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
