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Borromini
[ bawr-uh-mee-nee, bor-; Italian bawr-raw-mee-nee ]
noun
- Fran·ces·co [fran-, ches, -koh, f, r, ahn-, ches, -kaw], 1599–1667, Italian architect and sculptor.
Borromini
/ borroˈmiːni /
noun
- BorrominiFrancesco15991667MItalianARCHITECTURE: architect 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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Sculpture and architecture became more and more degraded under the influence of Bernini and Borromini.
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Engravings of his chief compositions are to be found in the posthumous work, Francisci Borromini opus Architectonicum .
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Beyond the arch is the Palazzo Falconieri (with falcons at the corners), built by Borromini about 1650.
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Borromini was much employed in the middle of the 17th century at Rome.
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