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@PHDTHESIS{Glitsch:726468,
author = {Glitsch, Tobias},
othercontributors = {Naujokat, Anke and Markschies, Alexander},
title = {{S}. {A}ndrea al {Q}uirinale : die {E}ntstehung von {G}ian
{L}orenzo {B}erninis römischer {O}valkirche},
school = {RWTH Aachen University},
type = {Dissertation},
address = {Aachen},
reportid = {RWTH-2018-224959},
pages = {Online-Ressourcen},
year = {2018},
note = {Veröffentlicht auf dem Publikationsserver der RWTH Aachen
University; Dissertation, RWTH Aachen University, 2018},
abstract = {With its semi-circular portico, the sweeping walls that
extend the façade into the urban fabric and its highly
dynamic interior enlivened by a host of different
sculptures, Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s church of S. Andrea al
Quirinale, built from 1658 onwards for the Roman noviciate
of the Society of Jesus, not only combines some the most
important motifs of Roman baroque architecture, but also
epitomizes the idea of a Gesamtkunstwerk, in which
architecture, sculpture and painting, spatial experience,
colour, light and figural elements all combine to create the
illusion of a sacred spectacle. The building is therefore
universally regarded as one of the cornerstones in the
history of Western architecture. Nevertheless, a monographic
study on the church is still missing, various aspects of
crucial importance for a full understanding of the building
have not yet been treated in sufficient depth and even the
physical structure of S. Andrea is currently known only in
so far as the areas in question are openly accessible to the
public. The present work aims to fill in some of these gaps
within the scholarly discourse. To this end, the study
scrutinises the conditions and processes which eventually
led to the church assuming its final shape and offers a
comprehensive analysis of the built fabric in its entirety.
After an initial presentation of the building, which for the
first time also covers the sepulchral chambers underneath
ground level and the elaborate system of elevated galleries
and which moreover gives a detailed account of the use of
each of the spaces, the text critically summarises the
existing literature, archival sources and on-site
observations in order to establish a chronology of the
building’s design, approval and execution process. In this
way, the study helps to clarify further the genesis of S.
Andrea itself. At the same time, however, by examining the
quantity and measurement units used on site or by discussing
a previously unknown construction technique of so-called
„volte sopra terra“ it also contributes to ongoing
research on building practises in Early Modern Rome in
general. An analysis of possible models and contemporary
comparisons for S. Andrea’s essential architectural ideas
and elements on the one hand highlights the way in which
Bernini took on, combined or re-interpreted existing design
approaches increasing their effect. On the other, such an
assessment makes it possible to better contextualise the
various compositional and functional solutions or even
develop additional hypotheses on the programmatic intent
embodied in the architecture. In particular, a first-time
overview of burial vaults, crypts and lower churches in
Early Modern Rome allows to identify the exposed shell of
the underground spaces as a reference to Early Christian
Catacombs, which in turn helped to present the novices with
the Jesuit self-image as modern apostles and martyrs. And
finally – again taking into account not only S. Andrea
itself, but also several other buildings – the thesis
examines the geometries of the various plans and elevations
both on paper and on site, thus tracking the strategies used
by Bernini to come to grips with the complexities of design
inherent in the oval. All in all, by drawing on the results
of extensive on-site research as well as on a reading of the
primary sources and the cultural context guided by the
resulting in-depth knowledge of the physical fabric, the
present study aspires to creating a more holistic picture of
S. Andrea al Quirinale, in which the cross-fertilisation
between various methodological approaches leads to numerous
unexpected and entirely original insights into a seemingly
well known and widely praised building.},
cin = {200000 / 217110},
ddc = {720},
cid = {$I:(DE-82)200000_20140620$ / $I:(DE-82)217110_20160502$},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)11},
doi = {10.18154/RWTH-2018-224959},
url = {https://publications.rwth-aachen.de/record/726468},
}
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