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The Italian architect Francesco Borromini  was born in Bissone, his father being an architect, too. From 1620 onwards he works in Rome, first as an assistant of the architect Carlo Maderna, inter alia, in the church  masons´guild of St.Peter. After Maderna`s death Borromini works together with Bernini in 1629. Their cooperation ends in 1633. Borromini breaks with traditional architecture. His buildings are characterised by a kind of dynamics unknown in architecture before. Concave and convex forms set surfaces swinging, the joy of playing with different shapes starts spaces vibrating in structures moved in a complex way.
Barromini ranks among the most important architects of high baroque although, having to deal with Bernini as a rival, he was not always successful.
 
 

S. Carlo alle quattro fontane

(c) Manfred  Dirscherl

The most important works:

1634 - 41  S. Carlo alle quattro fontane (facade finshed in 1667)

1642 - 50  S. Ivo della Sapienza

1646         Furnishing of the Lateran Church

1653         Completion of  S.Agnese in Agone

1653-65    Rebuilding of the church S.Andrea delle Fratte

1662         Church De Propaganda Fide
 
 
 

S. Ivo della Sapienza

(c) Manfred  Dirscherl