Tomb of Cardinal Antonio Martinez Chiavez (d.1447) Monument by Isaia da Pisa
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Tomb of Cardinal Antonio Martinez Chiavez (d.1447) Monument by Isaia da Pisa
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Creator:
Alexander VII, Pope (Italian patron, 1599-1667); Francesco Borromini (Italian architect, 1599-1667)
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Alexander VII, Pope (Italian patron, 1599-1667); Francesco Borromini (Italian architect, 1599-1667)
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Location:
site: Lateran Basilica (Rome, Lazio, Italy)
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site: Lateran Basilica (Rome, Lazio, Italy)
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Date:
1646-1649 (creation)
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1646-1649 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
Italian
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Italian
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Style Period:
Baroque
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Baroque
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Work Type 1:
monument
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monument
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Work Type 2:
tomb
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tomb
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Classification:
architecture
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architecture
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Material:
stone; stucco
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stone; stucco
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Technique:
carving (processes); construction (assembling)
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carving (processes); construction (assembling)
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Subjects:
death or burial; rulers and leaders; Alexander VII, Pope, 1599-1667; Angels; interior; cherub
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death or burial; rulers and leaders; Alexander VII, Pope, 1599-1667; Angels; interior; cherub
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Description:
Borromini's final contribution to the decoration of the Lateran Basilica were the tombs in the side aisles commissioned by Alexander VII. They are a fanciful combination of medieval fragments and Baroque frames; mainly owing to the skilful handling of illusionistic perspectives these hybrid creations offer a spectacle of opposing forces crowded within the narrowest space. Alexander condemned them as being 'too Gothic'. This was not intended as a comment on their style but rather implied that the innovative combination of classical elements produced an uncanonical ensemble alien to the conservative Pope. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
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Borromini's final contribution to the decoration of the Lateran Basilica were the tombs in the side aisles commissioned by Alexander VII. They are a fanciful combination of medieval fragments and Baroque frames; mainly owing to the skilful handling of illusionistic perspectives these hybrid creations offer a spectacle of opposing forces crowded within the narrowest space. Alexander condemned them as being 'too Gothic'. This was not intended as a comment on their style but rather implied that the innovative combination of classical elements produced an uncanonical ensemble alien to the conservative Pope. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)