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Francesco Borromini (/ ˌ b ɒr ə ˈ m iː n i /, [1] Italian: [franˈtʃesko borroˈmiːni]), byname of Francesco Castelli (Italian: [kaˈstɛlli]; 25 September 1599 – 2 August 1667), [2] was an Italian architect born in the modern Swiss canton of Ticino [3] who, with his contemporaries Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Pietro da Cortona, was a leading figure in the emergence of Roman Baroque ...
Francesco Borromini (1599–1667) came from a lower-class background but quickly built a name for himself by taking on small commissions for churches around Europe. Borromini became known as a father of baroque architecture after completing his first solo project – San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane. [5]
Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza (lit. 'Saint Ivo at the Sapienza (University of Rome)') is a Catholic church in Rome.Built in 1642–1660 by the architect Francesco Borromini, the church is widely regarded a masterpiece of Roman Baroque architecture.
The facade made by Borromini. The facade over the Piazza di Spagna is by Bernini. A plaque above the doorway displays the coat of arms of Urban VIII, with Barbarini bees, Papal tiara and keys. [3] The façade facing via di Propaganda, that Borromini completed in 1662 is a masterpiece of Baroque architecture. [1]
The triangular tympanum by Borromini that adorns the beautiful Baroque facade, alternating between the Corinthian and Ionian Orders of columns, protects the exquisite high-relief by Carlo Simonetta, built in 1670 and depicting the Assumption of Mary (dedicated as Mariæ Assumptæ).
The church construction began in 1662 to house an image of the Madonna del Prato that was held to be miraculous. The plain façade with two statues does not prepare the visitor for the interior, which is a near-replica of the interior space and ordering of San Carlino alle Quattro Fontane, one of the masterpieces of Baroque architecture in Rome, by Francesco Borromini.
When Maderno died in 1629, Borromini was passed over and the commission to oversee construction was awarded to Bernini, [4] a young prodigy then better known as a sculptor. Borromini stayed on regardless and the two architects worked together, albeit briefly, on this project and at the Palazzo Spada. Works were completed by Bernini in 1633.
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