What is Guarini?

Guarini is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Giovanni Battista Guarini (15381612), Italian poet and diplomat. Anna Guarini, Contessa Trotti, (15631598), Italian virtuoso singer of the late Renaissance. … Justin Guarini (born 1978), American singer who rose to fame on the television show American Idol.

Which Italian city was transformed by the architectural projects of Guarino Guarini?

Turin In San Lorenzo (166887) and Santa Sindone (166790; Holy Shroud) in Turin, Guarini, working on a centralized plan, converted domes to an open lacework of interwoven masonry arches. (Santa Sindone was extensively damaged by fire in 1997, and the chapel was closed indefinitely for restoration work.)

Where did Guarino Guarini receive his inspiration for the design of the dome of the church of San Lorenzo in Turin?

Guarini was heavily influenced by Francesco Borromini (b. 1599 d. 1667) a ground-breaking architect of his era who designed the small but perfectly formed example of Roman Baroque architecture the church of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane (San Carlino, Rome).

Who invented Baroque architecture?

The later 17th century saw Baroque architecture come to prominence in a style that is termed English Baroque. It was the architect Christopher Wren, one of the most acclaimed English architects in history, who was responsible for the genesis of the English Baroque style.

Who painted the dome of San Lorenzo?

The Medici were still paying for it when the last member of the family, Anna Maria Luisa de’ Medici, died in 1743. In 1742 she commissioned Vincenzo Meucci to paint the Glory of Florentine Saints, a fresco, inside the cupola. Almost fifty lesser members of the family are buried in the crypt.