Late Baroque and Rococ

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Guarino Guarini (1624 1683)

Turin: Guarino Guarini, Palazzo Carignano, 1679

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Turin: Guarino Guarini, Palazzo Carignano, 1679

Turin: Guarino Guarini, the chapel of Holy Shroud, 1667-90

Plan is designed by Castelmonte

Turin: Guarino Guarini, the chapel of Holy Shroud, 1667-90

The drum culminates in the dome, this is formed by a series of layers, each composed of flattened arch rest on the tops of the lowest arches, and this process is repeated six times

Turin: Guarino Guarini, San Lorenzo, 1668-80

San Lorenzo is an octagon, to which is added a small oval choir. Also in this building the most important part is the dome. The dome composed of ribs crossing each other so as to form a kind of network and leaving an octagonal space in the centre.

Turin, G. Guarini, San Lorenzo, 1668-87

Turin, G. Guarini, Cappella della Sindone, Duomo, 1667-90

Filippo Juvarra, (1678-1736)

Turin: Filippo Juvarra, Palazzo Madama, 1668-80

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Turin: Filippo Juvarra, Palazzo Madama, 1668-80

Tall Corinthian order

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Turin: Filippo Juvarra, Palazzo Madama, 1668-80

The stair-case itself, which fills the whole of the pavi-lion, is of a g r a n d e u r hitherto un-know in iIa-ly.

Stupinigi: Filippo Juvarra, Palazzina di caccia, 1729-33

Chandeliers and mirrors

Stupinigi: Filippo Juvarra, Palazzina di caccia, 1729-33

Stupinigi: Filippo Juvarra, Palazzina di caccia, 1729-33

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Stupinigi: Filippo Juvarra, Palazzina di caccia, 1729-33

Near Turin: Filippo Juvarra, Basilica di Superga, 1717-31

Near Turin: Filippo Juvarra, Basilica di Superga, 1717-31