1643/49 by Francesco Borromini (1599/1667) helped by Antonio Del Grande (about 1625/79) the architects also
of part of the CONVENT (façade - chapel and vestibule) for Camilla Savelli
Virginia-Farnese, completed only in 1667 by Francesco
Contini (1599/1669)
“Despite the
difference in the plant, it is in a sense a simplified version of S. Carlo
Quattro Fontane although, above the cornice, the comparison does not hold. This
project comprised possibilities that were further developed in the Church of
Propaganda Fide” (Rudolf Wittkower)
“In
Borromini's language the theme of plastic and linear continuity between the
elements of the architecture gains such importance as to place some of the
works of the master close to the logic of Gothic architecture” (Paolo
Portoghesi)
INTERIOR OF
THE CHURCH
Repainted
and restored in 1845
LEFT ALTAR
Altarpiece “St.
Augustine” by Carlo Maratta (1625/1713)
CONVENT
Painting “Our
Lady of Sorrows with angels and symbols of the Passion” by Marco Benefial (1684/1764)
In
2009 the convent was reconverted into the Hotel
Donna Camilla
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