# View of the façade [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [ALESSI, Galeazzo]() - Date: 1551-1600 - Technique: Photo ## Commentary The church of Santa Maria Assunta di Carignano in Genoa is a large Renaissance church built according to the plans of Galeazzo Alessi. Begun in 1552, it is capped by a high central dome and by four smaller domes. The façade is flanked by two bell towers. The interior, which is in the form of a Greek cross, contains altarpieces by painters of the 16th and 17th centuries. There are large Baroque statues in the niches. View the <a href="\#" onClick="w=window.open \('/support/plans/a/alessi/carignano2.html', 'newWin', 'scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=400,height=600'\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return false">ground plan</a> of the church. ## Related artworks - [Aerial view]() - [Façade]() - [Interior of the loggia]() - [Interior view]() - [Interior view]() - [Interior view]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()