biography
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Guarini, Guarino
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originally Camillo Guarini
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pronunciation:
[gwareenee]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1642–83)
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| biography:
| Architect, philosopher, and mathematician, born in Modena, N Italy. A Theatine priest, he studied under Borromini in Rome (1639–47). He designed several churches in Turin, of which the only two survivors are San Lorenzo (1668–80) and Capella della SS Sindone (1668); in both he replaces the traditional dome with a tall basket of ribs pierced by multiple light-tunnels. Other works include the Palazzo Carignano (1679), considered his masterpiece, as well as palaces for Bavaria and Baden, and churches in Paris, Messina, Prague, and Lisbon (known only from his writings). He also published books on mathematics, astronomy, and architecture, and was responsible for the spread of the Baroque style beyond Italy. His influential Architettura civile (published posthumously in 1737), concerning the relationship of geometry and architecture, also included a defence of Gothic architecture. |
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