biography
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Borromini, Francesco
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originally Francesco Castello
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pronunciation:
[boromeenee]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1599–1667)
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| biography:
| Baroque architect and sculptor, born in Bissone, N Italy. He spent all his working life in Rome, where he was associated with his great rival Bernini in the Palazzo Berberini (1620–31) and the baldacchino in St Peter's (1631–3). His own chief buildings include the S Carlo alle Quattro Fontane (1641) and the oratorio of S Philippo Neri (1650). Although now considered one of the great Baroque architects, his influence was felt only after his death, and then more in N Italy and C Europe than in Rome. |
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