Francesco+Borromini

Francesco Borromini was an Italian architect who was a leading figure during the Roman Baroque time period. He was most influential in the ways he used Classical designs to create most of his figures (as seen in Figure 1). He was one of the students who studied under Michelangelo. His contemporaries were Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Pietro da Cortona. Below is a picture of what he was thought to have looked like:

Below is the work he is most know for, called, //San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane// which translates to //Church of Saint Charles at the Four Fountains//. This is a Roman Catholic Church in Rome, Italy. This was his first independent commission. It is an iconic masterpiece representing Baroque architecture. He uses this Classical and displays Corinthian columns not as a supporting structure, but as decorative features. One of the key feature of this is the dome (Figure 2). The dome depicts a series of octagons that decrease in size as you look farther. Light enters at the bottom of the dome and can illuminate the whole room.

For the interesting fact of this page, Francesco Borromini was featured on the 6th series 100 Swiss Franc banknote. It was in circulation for 24 years up until 2000. 