Church of Sant'Agostino

Item

Title
Church of Sant'Agostino
Creator
Baccio Pontelli (Italian architect, ca.1450-after 1492)
Drafter
J. J. Olivier sculp, ornaments by Huguenet, Jacques Joseph (French engraver, 1815-after 1864)
City
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Location
Italy
Building Creation Date
1483 (creation)
Century
15th century
Description
main elevation
elevation of door
interior perspective of the church with choir
plan
details of the door, elevations
interior perspectives
plans details
Techniques
This church is conducted by the Augustinian Order, and contains the tomb of Saint Monica, Augustine's mother. The original church on the site was built in 1287. It was rebuilt in 1483 by the French Cardinal d'Estouteville: the masons were Jacopo da Pietrasanta and Sebastiano Fiorentino. The church is dedicated to St. Augustine, author of the Confessions. Its severe, unadorned façade is one of the earliest of the Renaissance.
Classification
Architectural Documentation
Building Type
churches
religious buildings
Documentation Type
elevations
plans
details
Style/Period
Renaissance
Cultural Context
Italian
Subject
architectural exteriors
architectural interiors
saints
Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo
Source
Letarouilly, Paul Marie. Edifices de Rome Moderne. Paris: A. Morel, 1868, 157.
Access Rights
Public Domain
creator
Pontelli, Baccio
Item sets
Architecture Illustrations
Media
https://www.myweb.ttu.edu/saschuma/31295010556651_157.jpg

Baccio Pontelli (Italian architect, ca.1450-after 1492), “Church of Sant'Agostino”, Arch Design Images, accessed November 24, 2024, https://exhibits.lib.ttu.edu/s/archlib/item/19081