Palazzo Montecitorio: backside view

Although most of Basile’s work was for private patrons, his new parliament building in Rome was a vast addition to Bernini’s Palazzo Montecitorio. Its understatedness is unusual among the grandiose public and commercial buildings of the time. Unpretentious brick and the use only of pilasters determinedly avoided the bombast of stone and chiaroscuro of many contemporary buildings.

The photo shows the fa�ade of Basile’s building.