# St Charles Borromeo

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## Artwork

- Artist: [RAGGI, Antonio](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/raggi-antonio-r5fe4b3abb829a4>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Stone

## Commentary

In the &lt;a onclick=&#34;return OpenOther\(&#39;/html/b/borromin/sancarl1.html&#39;\)&#34; href=&#34;/html/b/borromin/sancarl1.html&#34;&gt;façade of the church San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane,&lt;/a&gt; Francesco Borromini included a visionary element, characteristic of his late style. Above the entrance there are herms ending in very large, lively cherubs&#39; heads, whose wings form a protecting arch for the figure of St Charles Borromeo in the niche, sculpted by Antonio Raggi.

## Related artworks

- [Angel with the Column](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/raggi-antonio-r5fe4b3abb829a4/angel-with-the-column-r465f574d4cce1c>)
- [Angel with the Column](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/raggi-antonio-r5fe4b3abb829a4/angel-with-the-column-r6effd1cd899c47>)
- [Ceiling decoration](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/raggi-antonio-r5fe4b3abb829a4/ceiling-decoration-r641fc7f2ea86fd>)
- [St Bernardino](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/raggi-antonio-r5fe4b3abb829a4/st-bernardino-rf8180f2c08d5db>)
- [Stucco decoration](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/raggi-antonio-r5fe4b3abb829a4/stucco-decoration-r50949e04b3a375>)
- [The Death of St Cecilia \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/raggi-antonio-r5fe4b3abb829a4/the-death-of-st-cecilia-detail-r66f0eb82bacf3a>)
- [The Death of St Cecilia](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/raggi-antonio-r5fe4b3abb829a4/the-death-of-st-cecilia-r9061afcca24da6>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)