Francesco Borromini Quotes
I have been wounded like this since about half past eight this morning and I will tell you how it happened.
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| Birth: | 25th September, 1599 |
| Death: | 1667 |
| Nationality: | Italian |
| Profession: | Architect |
Francesco Borromini, byname of Francesco Castelli was born in Bissone, Ticino, Old Swiss Confederacy. He was a swiss-born Italian architect who, with his contemporaries Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Pietro da Cortona, was a leading figure in the emergence of Roman Baroque architecture. His major architectural works include: San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Oratory of Saint Phillip Neri, Sant' Ivo alla Sapienza, and Sant'Agnese in Agone.
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