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Title Proper/Title Text
Reale Basilica di Superga, vista di fronte

Name of Publisher/Creator Identity
Brunner & C. Como

Place of Publication/Creation Place
Como

Numbering/Creation Numbers
4667

Dimensions Description
9x14 cm

Inscription Language
Italian (Language)

General Subject Terms

• Inspiration

Descriptive Note Text

The basilica was built from 1717 to 1731 for Victor Amadeus II of Savoy, and designed by Filippo Juvarra. A splendid example of Turinese Baroque, the church's front protrudes from a dome structure recalling the Pantheon. The dome was completed in 1726 and resembles some elements of Michelangelo's dome at St. Peter's Basilica.  

The basilica inspired many of the pavilions at the Turin 1911 fair, which in its overall design emulated Juvarra's eclectic approach to the baroque.

Current Repository/Geographic Location
Cristina Della Coletta Private Collection (San Diego, USA)

Current Repository Numbers
CDC-PC-MONU-0001