San Giuseppe is a
Baroque
The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...
church in
Parma
Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...
.
The church was built from 1626 to 1666 under the designs of
Girolamo Rainaldi
Girolamo Rainaldi (4 May 1570 – 15 July 1655) was an Italian architect who worked mainly in a conservative Mannerist style, often with collaborating architects. He was a successful competitor of Bernini. His son, Carlo Rainaldi, became an even ...
. Work was interrupted by the plague affecting the city. The
façade
A façade () (also written facade) is generally the front part or exterior of a building. It is a Loanword, loan word from the French language, French (), which means 'frontage' or 'face'.
In architecture, the façade of a building is often t ...
was completed in 1782 from a design by
Antonio Brianti
Antonio Brianti (15 April 1739 – 8 May 1787) was an Italian architect, active mainly in his native Parma.
He was a pupil of the decorative architect Gaetano Ghidetti. His early years were involved in decorative work, but in 1762, he tied with ...
.
The interior has canvases featuring ''St Cecilia'' by
Paolo Ferrari and ''John the Baptist and S. Francesco di Sales'' by
Giuseppe Peroni
Giuseppe Peroni (6 May 1700 – 22 September 1776) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.
''Extasis of Phillip Neri'' (1764), Santa Maria presso San Satiro, Milan
Biography
He was born and died in Parma, where he is said to have studied ...
, paintings acquired after the suppression of the parochial church of Santa Cecilia.
References
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Giuseppe
Giuseppe is the Italian form of the given name Joseph,
from Latin Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף.
It is the most common name in Italy and is unique (97%) to it.
The feminine form of the name is Giusep ...
Baroque architecture in Parma
17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1666
1666 establishments in Italy