Francesco Borromini
Francesco Borromini (/ˌbɒrəˈmiːni/,[1] Italian: [franˈtʃesko borroˈmiːni]), also called Francesco Castelli (Italian: [kaˈstɛlli]; 25 September 1599 – 2 August 1667),[2] was an Italian architect. He was born in the Swiss canton of Ticino.[3] He was an influential person in making Roman Baroque architecture.[4][5]
| Francesco Borromini | |
 Borromini (anonymous youth portrait) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Name | Francesco Borromini |
| Birth date | 25 September 1599 |
| Birth place | Bissone, Condominiums of the Twelve Cantons (Italian possessions of the Old Swiss Confederacy) |
| Date of death | 2 August 1667 (aged 67) |
| Place of death | Rome, Papal States |
| Work | |
| Buildings | San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Sant'Agnese in Agone, Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza, Oratorio dei Filippini |
He was inspired by Michelangelo's works and the ruins of Antiquity. He created his own type of architecture using types of Classical architecture. He used geometry and put symbolism into his works. He was probably a self-taught taught scholar.
Borromini was often sad and quick to anger. This resulted in him quitting some of his jobs.[6] His conflicts led him to suicide in 1667.
He did not have lots of influence at first. However, as time went on, his work was visible in other works.[7] After the late 1800s, Borromini's work became popular for its inventiveness.
Francesco Borromini Media
Oratory of Saint Philip Neri
Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza, courtyard and façade
Portrait of Francesco Borromini kept in the sacristy of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
The plaque commissioned by the Swiss embassy in Rome to commemorate Francesco Borromini in the basilica of San Giovanni dei Fiorentini
Borromini on the 6th series 100 francs note
The obverse side of the discontinued 100 swiss franc note, showing the bell tower of Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza in Rome
References
- ↑ "Borromini, Francesco".. Oxford University Press.
- ↑ Peter Stein. "Borromini, Francesco." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 25 Jul. 2013. <http://www.oxfordartonline.com/subscriber/article/grove/art/T010190>
- ↑ "Francesco Borromini." Encyclopædia Britannica. Web. 30 Oct. 2010.
- ↑ "Symposia Melitensia" (PDF). University of Malta Junior College. September 2017. ISSN 1812-7509.
- ↑ Wieland, Martin; Gorraiz, Juan (28 May 2020). "The rivalry between Bernini and Borromini from a scientometric perspective". Scientometrics. 125 (2): 1643–1663. doi:10.1007/s11192-020-03514-5. ISSN 1588-2861. S2CID 214747325.
- ↑ Blunt, Anthony (1979), Borromini, Harvard University Press, Belknap, p. 21
- ↑ Blunt,(1979), p. 213-7
Other websites
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Wikisource has the text of a 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article about Francesco Borromini. |
- A map giving the location of Borromini's buildings in Rome
- Architectural drawings by Borrominis in der Albertina
- Columbia University: Joseph Connors, Francesco Borromini: Opus Architectonicum, Milan, 1998: Introduction to Borromini's own description of the Casa dei Filippini
- Borromini's own account of his suicide
- Marvin Trachtenberg and Isabelle Hyman. Architecture: from Prehistory to Post-Modernism. pp. 346–7.
- Borromini: rare interior color images