![]() San Giovanni dei Fiorentini painted in 1739 by Hendrik Frans van Lint. Giuseppe Petrocchi (appointed 28 June 2018).Carlo Caffarra (appointed 24 March 2006 - died 6 September 2017).Juan Carlos Aramburu (appointed - died 18 November 2004).Joseph-Charles Lefèbvre (appointed 28 March 1960 - died 2 April 1973).After Borromini died in 1667, the work was completed and partly modified by Cortona and on his death in 1669, by Ciro Ferri, Cortona's pupil and associate. Some twenty to thirty years later, Falconieri resurrected the choir project but gave the commission to the Baroque architect Francesco Borromini, who changed the design to allow for the burial of Orazio's brother Cardinal Lelio Falconieri. Cortona's ideas for the choir included windows hidden from the view of the congregation that would illuminate the altarpiece, an early example of the Baroque usage of a 'hidden light' source, a concept which would be much employed by Bernini. Drawings for the altar and its setting and a model were prepared but the project was not carried out. In 1634, the Baroque painter and architect Pietro da Cortona was asked by the Florentine nobleman Orazio Falconieri to design the high altar. In 1623-24 Giovanni Lanfranco produced paintings for the Sacchetti chapel. However, the main façade, based on a design by Alessandro Galilei, was not finished until 1734. Carlo Maderno took over from 1602 to 1620, and directed construction of the dome and the main body of the church completed. The main construction of the church was carried out in 1583-1602 under the architect Giacomo della Porta based on the Latin cross arrangement. John the Baptist, the protector of Florence, the new church for the Florentine community in Rome was started in the 16th century and completed in early 18th and is the national church of Florence in Rome. Pair an antique portrait drawing with a modern frame to create contrast.ĭedicated to St. Drawings are often the premier art of choice for collectors with a love of the fine arts. Turn any room in your estate into a fine art gallery by incorporating imaginative designer drawings and antique frames. San Giovanni dei Fiorentini is a minor basilica and a titular church in the Ponte rione of Rome, Italy.ĭrawings exude striking yet subtle touches of sophistication. ![]()
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