Italian architect and sculptor, active in Austria. In 1612, he was appointed chief architect of Salzburg by the archbishop Markus Sittikus. His work introduced north Italian early Baroque to Austria. His most important work is the Salzburg Cathedral, in which the frescoes were executed by his son Ignazio (active 1632-1650).
Santino Solari built Salzburg Cathedral from 1614 to 1628, but the eighty-meter west towers were added thirty years later. This church was the first Baroque building north of the Alps. The interior structure and west front were modeled on the Jesuit church of Il Gesù in Rome. The four giant statues depicting national patrons Rupert and Virgil (outside) and the apostles Peter and Paul (inside) relate to the architecture characteristic of Baroque.
The picture shows the west front of the cathedral.
Santino Solari built Salzburg Cathedral from 1614 to 1628, but the eighty-meter west towers were added thirty years later. This church was the first Baroque building north of the Alps. The interior structure and west front were modeled on the Jesuit church of Il Gesù in Rome. The four giant statues depicting national patrons Rupert and Virgil (outside) and the apostles Peter and Paul (inside) relate to the architecture characteristic of Baroque.
The picture shows a view into the dome.
Santino Solari built Salzburg Cathedral from 1614 to 1628, but the eighty-meter west towers were added thirty years later. This church was the first Baroque building north of the Alps. The interior structure and west front were modeled on the Jesuit church of Il Gesù in Rome.
The picture shows the interior of the octagonal dome of Salzburg Cathedral.
