University of Notre Dame
Browse
IMAGE
Italy-Bologna-church-S-Mary-Servites.jpg (768.93 kB)
.TIF
Italy-Bologna-church-S-Mary-Servites.tif (321.63 MB)
TEXT
image_1338.xml (4.34 kB)
1/0
3 files

Santa Maria dei Servi, Bologna: Detail, partial facade of the church with arcade framing the square

figure
posted on 2017-07-03, 00:00 authored by G. Massiot & cie
It was founded in 1346, as the church of the Servite Community of the Blessed Virgin Mary and was designed by Padre Andrea da Faenza (died 1396). The facade is unfinished with the portico and arcade added in the 15th century. The piazza in front of the basilica was quite small and a wide arcade was able to be built around it, enclosing the entire square. Bologna was noted for the 34 km of arcaded streets at the time. It appears to have been modeled on the arcade built by Brunelleschi at the Hospital of the Innocents (Ospedale degli Innocenti) in Florence. The church was raised to the status of basilica by Pope Pius XII.

History

Alt Title

Basilica di Santa Maria dei Servi

Date Created

1910-01-01

Date Modified

2017-07-03

Spatial Coverage

Bologna|Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy|+44.4917+11.3526

Temporal Coverage

before or circa 1910

Cultural Context

['Renaissance', 'Gothic (Medieval)']

Rights Statement

To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.

Usage metrics

    Rare Books and Special Collections

    Categories

    No categories selected

    Exports

    RefWorks
    BibTeX
    Ref. manager
    Endnote
    DataCite
    NLM
    DC