Church of St Andrew on the Quirinal

This guide to the Church of St Andrew on the Quirinal in Rome centers on Gian Lorenzo Bernini, who in his final years used to return quietly to sit inside this small oval church he considered his life's work. It traces the 1658 commission from Cardinal Camillo Pamphilj, for which Bernini refused any fee, and the fusion of light, sculpture and architecture he built around a marble figure of Saint Andrew rising toward the dome. Look up at the hidden windows that flood the oval room with light.