COLLECTION NAME:
Archivision Base to Module 9
Record
Preferred Title:
Collegio di Propaganda Fide
Image View:
Frontal view of the main portal
Creator:
Francesco Borromini (Italian architect, 1599-1667)
Location:
site: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Location Note:
Via di Propaganda
Date:
1646-1667 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Italian
Style Period:
Baroque
Work Type 1:
palazzo
Work Type 2:
theological seminary
Classification:
architecture
Material:
brick; stucco
Technique:
construction (assembling)
Subjects:
interiorarchitectural interiors; door
Description:
A commission that involved Borromini as an architect of both churches and palazzi was the Collegio di Propaganda Fide, the headquarters of the Catholic missionary congregation. Although he took charge of building work in 1646, his greatest contributions to shaping the palazzo belong to his last creative years. The complex includes a dormitory and chapel as well. The College was founded by Urbanus VIII for the training of missionaries. The palace is still devoted to its original purpose, but the ground floor has been converted to shopping. The facade over the Piazza di Spagna is by Bernini, whereas Borromini designed the convex and concave entrance facade facing Via Propaganda. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Collection:
Archivision Base Collection
Identifier:
1A1-BF-CP-B3
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Collegio di Propaganda Fide
