San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane


 San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane. Rome, Italy. Francesco Borromini (architect). 1638– 1646 C.E. Stone and stucco.

  • FOUR FOUNTAINS; FRANCESCO BORROMINI; WAVE, UNDULATING SURFACE; BALANCE BETWEEN CONVEX AND CONCAVE; NATURE AND GEOMETRY INSEPERABLE; PURE WHITE LIGHT OF SUNLIGHT COMING IN; UNIFIES COMPOSITION
  • CEILING MADE OF INTERCONNECTED SQUARE SHAPES, CROSSES, HEXAGONS AND OCTAGONS
  • ORNATE CHERUBS; WINGS ENCLOSE ARCHITECTURE  

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