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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 offered to complete the commission free of charge in order to start his career as a solo architect. [ 2 ] The monastic buildings and the cloister were completed first, after which construction of the church took place during the period 1638–1641; in 1646 it was dedicated to Saint Charles Borromeo .
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The facade of the oratory (1720 engraving) The turret with a clock, by Borromini. The Oratorio dei Filippini (Oratory of Saint Philip Neri) is a building located in Rome and erected between 1637 and 1650 under the supervision of architect Francesco Borromini - in his distinctive style.
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]
1591: December 22 – Tommaso Dingli, Maltese architect (died 1666) 1596 November 1 – Pietro da Cortona, Italian baroque architect and painter (died 1669) Francesco Buonamici, Italian Baroque architect, painter and engraver (died 1677) [2]
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.