Santa Maria di Loreto (part by Del Duca)

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Title	Santa Maria di Loreto (part by Del Duca)
View	Close frontal view of the south elevation
Notes	religious
Work Type	church
Style/Period	Renaissance Baroque
Contributors to Project	ground floor: Antonio da Sangallo the Younger; drum & dome: Del Duca
Major Design Aspects	integration of two styles centralized plan
Elements & Spatial Types	drum dome lantern
Climate Type	Mediterranean
Country	Italy
City	Rome
State/Province	Lazio
Architectural Material	brick, marble
Structural System	bearing masonry
Dates	1525-1577
Century	16th century
Photographer	Scott Gilchrist, Archivision Inc.
Date Photographed	10/17/1997
Subject Information	The lower church is by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger built in 1525. The two side doors and the drum, dome and lantern were added by Del Duca between 1573-1577. Anthony Blunt refers to lantern as 'a brilliant but fantastic structure which deeply shocked his successors and was never imitated')
Credit Line	Archivision Inc. (all images copyright Scott Gilchrist / archivision.com)
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193

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