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See also:FRANCESCO See also:BORROMINI (1599-1667)
, See also:Italian architect, was See also:born at Bissone in 1599
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He was the See also:chief representative of the See also:style known in See also:architecture as " See also:baroque," which marked a fearless and often reckless departure from the traditional See also:laws of the See also:Renaissance, and often obtained originality only at the cost of beauty or See also:wisdom
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One of the See also:main opponents of this style was See also:Barocchio (q.v.)
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See also:Borromini was much employed in the See also:middle of the 17th See also:century at See also:Rome
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His See also:principal See also:works are the See also: |
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