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The last work by Maderno at St. Peter's was a crypt-like space under the dome that is referred to as the "Confessio". From there, privileged persons such as cardinals could descend in order to be near the burial place of Saint Peter. Its marble steps are remnants of the old basilica. Around the
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1621–25) on its high windowed drum. The earliest design is from 1608; construction took place from 1621 to 1625. At Maderno's death, the façade remained only half-built; it was completed to Maderno's original conception by
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Most of Maderno's work continued to be the remodelling of existing structures. The only building designed by Maderno (except for the facade) and completed under his supervision was the layout and interior
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in 1540: it follows a familiar Jesuit plan, cruciform, its wide nave without aisles, with chapels beyond arched openings. The
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Il Divoto Pellegrino Guidato, ed Istruito nella Visita delle quattro Basiliche di Roma, per il Giubileo dell'Anno Santo 1750.
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Maderno died in Rome on 31 January 1629, at the age of 73; his body was buried in the church of San Giovanni dei Fiorentini.
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quarries of the far north, before moving to Rome in 1588 with four of his brothers to assist his uncle
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Maderno was called upon to design chapels within existing churches: the Chapel of St. Lawrence in
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is given more movement and depth—in the varying planes of the frieze and cornice—and increased
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Leader, Anne and Bollini, Martina. "This Day in History: January 31", Italian Art Society
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balustrade of the Confessio are 95 bronze lamps that remaine lit perpetually.
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Vol. 9. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 30 November 2022
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contains the high altar, lit under Maderno's dome (frescoed by
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He designed the base supporting the Marian column in front of
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Pelican History of Art, Art and Architecture Italy, 1600–1750
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Gietmann, Gerhard. "Carlo Maderna." The Catholic Encyclopedia
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were of key importance in the evolution of the Italian
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Capolago
Swiss Confederacy
Rome
Papal States
Baroque

St. Peter's Basilica
Rome
Italian
architect
Ticino
Baroque architecture
Santa Susanna
St. Peter's Basilica
Sant'Andrea della Valle
Baroque
Stefano Maderno
Capolago
bailiwick
Swiss Confederacy
marble
Domenico Fontana
Santa Susanna
Baroque
Mannerist
the Gesù
Cerasi Chapel
Santa Maria del Popolo
Pope Paul V

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