Borromini

American  

[bawr-uh-mee-nee, bor-, bawr-raw-mee-nee] / ˌbɔr əˈmi ni, ˌbɒr-, ˌbɔr rɔˈmi ni /

noun

1. Francesco 1599–1667, Italian architect and sculptor.

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Borromini British  

/ borroˈmiːni /

noun

1. Francesco , original name Francesco Castelli . 1599–1667, Italian baroque architect, working in Rome: his buildings include the churches of San Carlo (1641) and Sant' Ivo (1660)

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Example Sentences

In Rome, he visited San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane: a chapel designed by Francesco Borromini that’s one of the prizes of Baroque architecture, topped by an oval dome.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024

There were also cracks in the cupola of Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza church in Rome, a baroque masterpiece by Francesco Borromini, an architectural giant of the 17th century.

From Time • Oct. 30, 2016

The cathedral was first started by priests of Francis' Jesuit order and the facade was designed by the Italian architect Borromini.

From US News • Sep. 20, 2015

Effectively, it raises up a Borromini church in sound, especially in the first and third of its four seamless movements, which are purely instrumental but with graphic illustrative force.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2014

The Duchess was lodged in the Borromini wing of the palace, and thither Odo was conducted that evening.

From The Valley of Decision by Wharton, Edith