'Once Borromini has bitten you he never lets go." So, in 1948, Anthony Blunt, surveyor of the king's pictures, advised Kerry Downes, a budding architectural historian who had recently gone up from ...

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Widely regarded as one of the most important architectural achievements of the Baroque era, the Church of Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza in Rome stands out for its bold juxtaposition of geometric shapes, its ...

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U.S.-born, France-based director Eugene Green's latest stars Fabrizio Rongione ('Two Days, One Night') as an architect in awe of his Baroque-era colleague Francesco Borromini By Boyd van Hoeij LA ...

Rome, December 4 - Francesco Borromini (1599-1667), the protagonist of Roman Baroque architecture who still exercises a deep influence on contemporary architects, is at the center of a series of ...

“Bernini vs Borromini” could be the main headline on today’s newspaper—a lawsuit, fascinating dispute, or even political elections. “Bernini vs Borromini” could be the main headline on today’s ...