Palazzo Spada (1640) *

Artist/Designer: Francesco Borromini

Project Location: Rome, Italy

Figure 1: Palazzo Spada Elevation Drawing (1952). Source: The MET, ARTSTOR, (2018). Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : December 17, 2018 | Photographer: The Metropolitan Museum of Art )

Figure 2: Palazzo Spada Single Perspective (1952). Source: SCALA, Florence/ART RESOURCE, ARTSTOR, (2018). Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : December 17, 2018 | Photographer: SCALA, Florence/ART RESOURCE, N.Y. )

Figure 3: Palazzo Spada Elevation Photo (1936). Source: University of California, San Diego, ARTSTOR, (2018). Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : December 17, 2018 | Photographer: University of California, San Diego )

Figure 4: Palazzo Spada Perspective. Source: An American In Rome, UNEXPECTED ROME (2018). Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : December 17, 2018 | Photographer: Natalie )

Style/Period(s):
Baroque

Primary Material(s):
Stone, Plaster, Light

Function(s):
Exhibition

Related Website(s):

Palazzo Spada - General Information | Accessed : December 17, 2018

Francesco Borromini - Architect Information | Accessed : December 17, 2018

Significant Date(s):
1540, 17th Century, 1632, 1667, 1927

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:

岩谷, 洋子, and IWAYA, Yoko. "透視図からみたフランチェスコ・ボッロミーニの『オプス・アルキテクトニクム』の中庭空間." Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ) 80, no. 712 (2015): 1437-444.

Borromini, Francesco, and Muñoz, Antonio. Francesco Borromini: Trenta Riproduzioni. Società Editrice Della Biblioteca D'arte Illustrata, 1921.

Neppi, Lionello. Palazzo Spada. Roma: Editalia, 1975.

Waddy, Patricia. Seventeenth-century Roman Palaces: Use and the Art of the Plan. New York, N.Y.: Architectural History Foundation, 1990.

Building Address: SCALA, Florence/ART RESOURCE

Significant Dates: Full Construction Dates (1540-1667)

Originally Built for Cardinal Girolamo Capodiferro by Bartolomeo Baronino, Architect (1540).
Bought by Cardinal Spada and renovated by Francesco Borromini (1632).
Italian Council of State Property (1927).

Supporting Staff/ Designers:

Francesco Borromini (Latest Renovation Architect)
Bartolomeo Baronino (Original Architect)

Tags: Stone Sculptor, Italian Sculpture, Italian Palaces, Renaissance, Baroque

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