Il Gesù (Rome, Italy) : Frontal view of the pediment

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-G1

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; Farnese, Alessandro, 1520-1589; Jesuits buildings; religious buildings; churches pediment

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:

10088323

PID:

digcoll:1821822