Sant’Andrea al Quirinale

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Baroque church Roman Catholic church architectural work

Sant’Andrea al Quirinale is a Baroque Roman Catholic church in Rome renowned for its elegant oval plan, rich interior decoration, and status as one of Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s architectural masterpieces.

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Label Occurrences
Sant’Andrea al Quirinale canonical 2
Church of Sant'Andrea al Quirinale 1
Church of Sant'Andrea al Quirinale, Rome 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque church ⓘ
Roman Catholic church ⓘ
architectural work ⓘ
affiliation Society of Jesus ⓘ
surface form: Jesuits
architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini ⓘ
architecturalStyle Baroque ⓘ
surface form: Baroque architecture
artMovement Roman Baroque ⓘ
belongsToDiocese Diocese of Rome ⓘ
buildingEndYear 1670 ⓘ
buildingStartYear 1658 ⓘ
city Rome ⓘ
commissionedBy Cardinal Camillo Pamphilj ⓘ
completionDate 1670 ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
dedicatedTo Saint Andrew ⓘ
surface form: Saint Andrew the Apostle
denomination Roman Catholic ⓘ
era 17th century ⓘ
floorCount one main level ⓘ
function Jesuit novitiate church ⓘ
groundbreakingDate 1658 ⓘ
hasAltar high altar dedicated to Saint Andrew ⓘ
hasArtwork ceiling fresco of the martyrdom and apotheosis of Saint Andrew ⓘ
sculptural decoration by Bernini’s workshop ⓘ
hasChapels side chapels ⓘ
hasDome yes ⓘ
hasEntranceOrientation towards the Quirinal Palace area ⓘ
hasFacadeMaterial travertine ⓘ
hasInteriorMaterial polychrome marble ⓘ
hasPlan oval plan ⓘ
hasPortico projecting portico ⓘ
heritageDesignation cultural heritage of Italy ⓘ
inception 1658 ⓘ
locatedIn Quirinal Hill ⓘ
Rione Monti ⓘ
location Italy ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
nearbyLandmark Quirinal Palace ⓘ
notableFeature centralized plan ⓘ
curved façade ⓘ
dramatic use of light ⓘ
oval nave ⓘ
polychrome marble decoration ⓘ
rich interior decoration ⓘ
order Society of Jesus ⓘ
patronSaint Saint Andrew ⓘ
surface form: Saint Andrew the Apostle
primaryUse place of worship ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
significance considered one of Bernini’s architectural masterpieces ⓘ
important example of Baroque church architecture in Rome ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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Gian Lorenzo Bernini → notableWork → Sant’Andrea al Quirinale ⓘ
Gian Lorenzo Bernini → designed → Sant’Andrea al Quirinale ⓘ
Quirinal Hill → contains → Sant’Andrea al Quirinale ⓘ
this entity surface form: Church of Sant’Andrea al Quirinale
Giovanni Battista Contini → notableWork → Sant’Andrea al Quirinale ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sant’Andrea al Quirinale (additions and alterations)
Saint Stanislaus Kostka → burialPlace → Sant’Andrea al Quirinale ⓘ
this entity surface form: Church of Sant'Andrea al Quirinale, Rome
Saint Stanislaus Kostka → hasPlaceOfPilgrimage → Sant’Andrea al Quirinale ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sant'Andrea al Quirinale, Rome
Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia → burialPlace → Sant’Andrea al Quirinale ⓘ
this entity surface form: Church of Sant'Andrea al Quirinale