posted on 2017-07-03, 00:00authored byG. Massiot & cie
Maderno's first important independent commission in Rome was the renovation (1597-1603) of S Susanna. The interior (previously restored 1475-1477) was revised with an encrustation of stucco and painting on the walls and a coffered timber ceiling over the simple rectangular nave. For the new fa\u00E7ade Maderno used the common Roman type of two storeys joined by volutes, but he combined the compositional clarity of Vignola's unexecuted design for the fa\u00E7ade of Il Ges\u00F9 with the central concentration of Giacomo della Porta's built work (completed 1573), thus simultaneously rendering the old type with a new, lucid consistency and energy.
History
Alt Title
Chiesa di Santa Susanna alle Terme di Diocleziano
Date Created
1910-01-01
Date Modified
2017-07-03
Spatial Coverage
Rome, Lazio, Italy|+41.90425+12.493639|Rome
Temporal Coverage
before or circa 1910
Cultural Context
['Renaissance', 'Baroque']
Rights Statement
To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.