A dizzying ascent
The project, already taken up by Bernardino Quadri, finally arrived in the hands of Guarino Guarini, the one who met the client's requests. Guarini maintained the factory he had inherited with the last intervention of the Quadri up to the cornice of the first order. From here upwards each level of the construction was designed to differ from the previous one, giving life to an articulated and harmonious geometry, formed by topped arches by concentric hexagons. He then added detailed studies of optical effects, games of light and shadows that guaranteed a fragmented view of the dome and a strong illusion in height.
The image shows the visual effect that Guarini wanted to achieve, in fact the perspective is accelerated, i.e. that the observer at the center believe that the dome of the chapel is almost twice as hight.
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