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Studies for the Nave and Narthex of San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome (recto and verso)
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Studies for the Nave and Narthex of San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome (recto and verso)

ca. 1646–55

Medium

Black chalk (recto); pen and brown ink and black chalk (verso)

Dimensions

Sheet: 11 x 8 1/8 in. (27.9 x 20.6 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Brooke Russell Astor Bequest, 2013

Classification

Drawings|Ornament & Architecture

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Francesco Borromini

1599–1667Switzerland

He was the son and student of Giovanni Domenico Castello-Brumino, a builder in the service of the Visconti family of Milan. Born at Castelli, he took his mother's maiden name of Borromini to distinguish himself from numerous Castelli relatives. Borromini moved to Rome in late 1619. Along with the work of Bernini, his buildings are the epitome of Roman High Baroque architecture. Important projects include S. Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Oratory of S. Filippo Neri, and the Lateran Basilica. Comment on works: architect

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