Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 228
broken back in the center or even cutaway with the frieze and architrave below it, in orderto receive the upper part of an arched door, niche orwindow. In other cases the apex of the pediment was 158 ITALIAN BAROQUE ORNAMENT broken back or cut away to admit a bust, vase orcartouche; curved… … Fig. 116.—Top of Gateway, Villa Falconieri, Frascati. Vignolas church of the Gesu at Rome. This finechurch, the central church of the Jesuit Order, exerciseda powerful influence on the later architecture of theOrder. Its interior decorations in painted and gildedstucco do not, however, belong to…
Decoration and ornament
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