Francesco Borromini
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th and 18th Centuries
- Categories: Architecture
- Subcategories: Architects
- Curriculum: Italian History, 17th Century European History
Article abstract: Borromini was one of the most innovative architects of the Baroque era, but his contemporaries were highly critical of his work and believed that it violated the principles of sound architectural design. For this reason, his immediate influence was slight, but he is now considered one of the giants of Baroque architecture.
Early Life
Francesco Borromini’s father, Giovanni Domenico Castello-Brumino, and his mother, Anastasia di Leone Garovo Allio, were members of two of the many families of masons and stone cutters who lived near one...
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