DUCA, Giacomo del
(b. ca. 1520, Cefalù, d. 1604, Cefalù)

Exterior view

1573-75
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Santa Maria in Trivio, Rome

From c. 1573 Giacomo del Duca remodeled Santa Maria in Trivio, Rome, a small, aisleless, rectangular church on an extremely restricted site. The façade (1575) is attractive and well-proportioned, although some of the Mannerist details are over contrived and awkward. The small entrance portal is particularly complex, with a curved, broken pediment inserted in a triangular one. The doors are flanked by curious narrow modillions.