Santa Maria in Via Lata


Caption
Vertical side view of the entire façade, from the northeast
Date
12/1/1997 (creation)
Related people
Pietro da Cortona (was created by)
Alexander VII, Pope (was created by)
Date
1658-1662 (creation)
Location
Europe->Italy->Lazio->Rome
Description
S Maria in Via Lata emanates a grave monumentality. Here, in what is now the Via del Corso, Cortona had no space to produce scenographic effects. The planar façade consists of two storeys of the same width with a loggia at each level in the central part, separated from the end bays by pilasters in the lower storey and columns in the upper.
Style/Period
Baroque (AAT)
Material
marble
brick