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    Francesco Borromini (/ˌbɒrəˈmiːni/, Italian: [franˈtʃesko borroˈmiːni]), byname of Francesco Castelli (Italian: [kaˈstɛlli]; 25 September 1599 – 2 August...
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    San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane (category Francesco Borromini buildings)
    church in Rome, Italy. The church was designed by the architect Francesco Borromini and it was his first independent commission. It is an iconic masterpiece...
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    architect, and sculptor Francesco Albani (1578–1660), Italian painter Francesco Borromini (1599–1667), Swiss sculptor and architect Francesco Cavalli (1602–1676)...
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    Brunelleschi, Donatello, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Francesco Borromini, Pietro da Cortona, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Rubens, Van Dyck...
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    Cortona, including the (Church of Santi Luca e Martina) (1635–50); by Francesco Borromini (San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane (1634–1646)); and by Gian Lorenzo...
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    perspective to create illusions. For the Palazzo Spada in Rome, Francesco Borromini used columns of diminishing size, a narrowing floor and a miniature...
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    Sant'Agnese in Agone (category Francesco Borromini buildings)
    After numerous quarrels, the other main architect involved was Francesco Borromini. The church is a titular deaconry, with Gerhard Ludwig Müller being...
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    (1664), both in Rome. Bernini's chief rival in the papal capital was Francesco Borromini, whose designs deviate from the regular compositions of the ancient...
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    on the protection of a favourable pope, his enemies (especially Francesco Borromini) raised a great alarm over the cracks, predicting a disaster for...
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    Oratorio dei Filippini (category Francesco Borromini buildings)
    erected between 1637 and 1650 under the supervision of architect Francesco Borromini - in his distinctive style. The oratory is adjacent to the Chiesa...
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