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Altarpiece of the Chapel of the Angels of the Gesu.

This picture depicts Cardinal Borghese's iconic villa which houses many of Bernini's iconic works.

This is a portrait of Isabella Ruini as Venus. A transparent veil stitched with gold thread of extraordinary delicacy reveals the marmoreal body of this Venus with a slender throat and delicate features, brought out to their best advantage by jewelry…

This 1578 oil painting depicting the Holy Family is one of multiple works Fontana created of the Holy Family. Her talent for capturing the female form is prominently on display in this work, as she represents Mary from the knees up. Fontana captures…

Francesco Borromini commenced his solo architectural career with the challenge of building San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane for the Trinitarian religious order. The church is better known by its colloquial name - San Carlino – which alludes to the…

This church, consecrated in 1660, represents another architectural feat and masterpiece of Borromini. Like in San Carlino, Borromini utilizes a novel geometric plan to erect the church unobtrusively in the context of its surroundings. In fact, the…

Rendering of the image of the dome of Sant'Ivo alla Spienza to reveal the geometric configuration embedded in the design.

Interior dome of san carlino

Interior of San Carlino.

Early sketch of San Carlo Alle Quattro Fontane