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424: 410: 436: 472: 448: 41: 460: 335:. It is his only architectural work. According to a 2019 account, he "consolidated the structure of the 16th-century church and raised the side walls...restored the vault and designed the decoration for its new aspect". Piranesi also designed the piazza in front of the church, the Piazza dei Cavaliere di Malta. The fairly low wall around the piazza is articulated by panels with paired 396:
The Complesso dell'Ordino dei Cavalieri di Malta (Compound of the Order of Knights of Malta) is next to the church. The Grand Priory of Rome (a division of the Knights of Malta) with support from the Fondazione Roma financed the restoration of both the interior and exterior that lasted from 2015 to
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The keyhole of the Priory, at 3 Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta, is famous. Looking through it, one can see a fantastic panorama of the dome of St. Peter perfectly framed by the hedges of the Priorato gardens. The keyhole was deliberately placed here, as part of Piranesi's design.
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in the piazza include emblems and other references to the military and naval associations of the Knights of Malta and the Rezzonico family heraldry. The way in which they are represented indicates Piranesi's fascination with Rome's ancient past as they allude to motifs from
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towards its edges to infer a temple front. The vertical linearity of the fluted pilasters act as a foil to enhance the more decorative reliefs of the facade. The reliefs on this facade, the entrance gate and the panels and
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studied and took his first monastic vows here. When the monastery was dissolved in the 14th century, the site was acquired by the Knights of Malta, who had the church rebuilt in the 1550s.
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Piranesi's decoration of the church interior culminates in the very sculptural main
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939 (original building), rebuilt 1550s, 1766 (renovation)
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16th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
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The first church on this site was built in 939, when
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41°52′59.8″N 12°28′38.6″E / 41.883278°N 12.477389°E / 41.883278; 12.477389
Rome
Denomination
Catholic
Official website
national church
Odo of Cluny
Knights of Malta
Architect(s)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Church
Style
Neo-classical
Italian
Italian
Priory
Knights of Malta
Aventine Hill
Rome
Blessed Virgin Mary
Odo of Cluny
Alberic II of Spoleto
Cluniac
Benedictine
Hildebrand
papal nephew
Prior
Giovanni Battista Rezzonico
Giovanni Battista Piranesi

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