Guarino guarini s dome of san lorenzo in turin is singular. San lorenzo in turin by guarino guarini, 1666 plan. Guarino guarini and his architecture fills an important void in the english language literature on guarini, and the wellchosen and finely reproduced illustrations of guarini s architecture. Guarini modena 1624 milan 1983 was an architect, philosopher and mathematician, as well as a priest of the theatine order. Guarino guarini 1624 1683 was one of the outstanding architects of the late italian baroque, whose work in sicily and turin was later to be profoundly influential in austria, southern germany and bohemia. Guarino guarini and his architecture yale university press. Architect guarino guarini was born on 17 january 1625 in modena. Camillo guarino guarini 7 january 1624 6 march 1683, was an italian architect of the piedmontese baroque, active not only in turin but also in other european sites including sicily, france, and portugal. The architect guarino guarini was a great innovator in baroque principles first developed by the great roman baroque architect francesco borromini, in particular the play with optical effects and organic deconstruction of the classical orders and principles of column and entablature. There, he learned philosophy, theology, astronomy, and mathematics. Guarino guarini and the baroque architectural acoustics m. Guarino guarini he was not just an architect and a scientist, but equally a very gifted mathematician. In 1667 guarino guarini, a theatine priest and one of the most important architects of the piedmontese baroque, was assigned the task to project and realize the chapel to keep the holy shroud and.
Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. The interior design of guarini is a tribute to guarino guarini, a great 17th century architect who left some pearls of baroque architecture in turin such as the chapel of san lorenzo, the dome of the holy shroud or the palazzo carignano. Guarino guarini and the baroque architectural acoustics. The modo di misurare le fabriche 1674, by guarino guarini is a treatise devoted to the explanation of methods to calculate surfaces and volumes. There are three predominate features that make it so.
He was a prepositus or abbot of the theatine order and, at the same time, an engineer. The corinthian capital variant guarini especially designed for the major order of the chapel of the holy shroud in turin serves as an example of the architect s concern with projecting meaning through architectural. Looking at guarino guarini s domes from the ground, you have the illusion of an almost infinite distance, of an endless progression in a space flooded with light. Trained as a theologian in the small but elite order of counterreformation clerics regular, commonly known as the theatines and the immediate model for the jesuit order, guarini. Guarino guarini s ceiling plan baroque architecture, piedmont. Guarino guarini, cherico regolare, opera postuma edited by the padri cherici regolari di s. Guarino guarini, a true renaissance man educated in many fields, is a marquee example of one such thinker. Guarini was in rome during 163947, when francesco borromini was most active.
He was also a theatine priest, mathematician, writer and architect. Camillo guarino guarini 17 january 1624 6 march 1683 was an italian architect of the piedmontese baroque, active in turin as well as sicily, france, and portugal. This church, adjacent to the royal palace in piazza castello, is one of the most beautiful churches in torino. Carol ann goetting guarino guarini s dome of san lorenzo in turin is singular. Renowned for baroque architectural masterpieces such as the chapel of the holy shroud and the church of san lorenzo, both in torino, guarino guarini 16241683 also composed a treatise on fortification, published in 1676. Guarini s most important work was done at turin, where he lived from 1666 until his death. Architecture for the shroud provides an original and wholly convincing interpretation of the chapel of the most holy shroud in turin, one of the key monuments of baroque architecture and the acknowledged masterpiece of guarino guarini. Guarino guarini guarino guarini, also called camillo guarini born jan.
Journal of the society of architectural historians vol. The interior design of guarini is a tribute to guarino guarini, a great 17th century architect who left some pearls of baroque architecture in turin such as the chapel of san lorenzo, the dome of the holy. Meek first sequence of plates contains architectural details invented by guarini. In the 17th and 18th centuries, thanks to the successive dukes of savoy, leading architects guarino guarini and filippo juvarra worked extensively in turin. Guarino guarini 16241683 was an italian architect, priest, and philosopher, whose mathematical studies enabled him to create the most fantastic of all baroque churches. As a youth, guarini received his teachings in modena where he was a member of the theatine order. Written with remarkable clarity and grace, the book transcends earlier works by placing guarini. Guarini expressed complex notions about the manifestation of god within the fields of science. Guarino guarini, italian architect, priest, mathematician, and theologian whose designs and books on architecture made him a major source for later baroque architects in central europe and northern italy. This book the first about guarini in englishexamines his life and architectural. Guarino guarinis invention of the passion capitals in the.
His study of mathematics led him to a career in architecture. The aweinspiring optics and exploration in the dome of san lorenzo. Geometry and light in the architecture of guarino guarini. The church of san lorenzo was established in the former piedmontese capital of turin between 1668 and 1687. Guarino guarini 1624 1683 university of st andrews. Pdf the sunlight and the hidden paintings in the church. Guarini was a major innovator in the italian baroque period, and juvarra was his worthy successor. Guarino guarini although borromini can be taken as the paradigm of baroque architecture, his influence was much greater in northern italy than in rome, where the classical tradition remained very strong. The real chiesa di san lorenzo is a church designed and built by guarino guarini.
More guarini resources for additional digital resources on guarino guarini and his architecture, visit resources on. Download pdf guarino guarini and his architecture free. He was a theatine priest, mathematician, and writer. This book the first about guarini in englishexamines his life and architectural achievements. Guarino guarini e linternazionalita del barocco, atti del convegno internazionale promosso dallaccademia delle scienze di torino 1968 tomo primo. Dissegni darchitettvra civile et ecclesiastica by guarini, guarino, 16241683. One of europes leading mathematicians, as evidenced in the geometric elaboration of his buildings, guarini. Designed in 1666 by the italian theatine priest and architect guarino guarini. Episodes in architecture and landscape, by edward eigen.
Guarino guarini italian architect, priest, mathematician. Gothic influences and plays around with the idea of optics. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of natural light in. Published his work say that he greatly anticipate the opening of descriptive geometry, which was done a century later, and belongs to gaspar monge. Author of imposing works on natural philosophy, mathematics and astronomy, plus a posthumous architectural trattato, the nature of his thought and its relation to his architecture. He was not just an architect and a scientist, but equally a very gifted mathematician. Published his work say that he greatly anticipate the opening of descriptive geometry, which was done.