Sketch plan of the Philippine Monastery adjoining the Chiesa Nuova, Rome
Architectural Drawing
ca.1637-50 (made)
ca.1637-50 (made)
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The drawing shows in plan the North end of the Chiesa Nuova, and the side-entrance and lobby of the monastery, on the left of this, and opposite, are the visitors' rooms. Beyond the lobby to the East is shown the first courtyard. Numerous sketches of detail, technical notes and measurements are on both sides of the sheet, including a pencil sketch of one of the bays. On the back is a sketch for part of the architrave of a door and an inscription. The drawing has been folded.
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Design for the Philippine Monastery adjoining the Chiesa Nuova, Rome, by Francesco Borromini, c.1637-50, with plan, sketches and annotations |
| Physical description | The drawing shows in plan the North end of the Chiesa Nuova, and the side-entrance and lobby of the monastery, on the left of this, and opposite, are the visitors' rooms. Beyond the lobby to the East is shown the first courtyard. Numerous sketches of detail, technical notes and measurements are on both sides of the sheet, including a pencil sketch of one of the bays. On the back is a sketch for part of the architrave of a door and an inscription. The drawing has been folded. |
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| Production type | Design |
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| Gallery label | Borromini, together with his almost exact contemporary and bitter rival Bernini, dominated the architecture of The Roman Baroque. This is a preliminary sketch for the plan of part of a monastery next to the Chiesa Nuova, in Rome. It shows the north end of the church with the side entrance and lobby of the monastery. On the left of this is the porter's room and visitors' rooms. All the notes are in Borromini's hand, and show something of the working methods of Roman architects at this date. [Undated text found in file, 2016] |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1937, London: Board of Education, 1938. |
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| Accession number | E.510-1937 |
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| Record created | July 25, 2003 |
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