"BORROMINI. ARCHITECT IN BAROQUE ROME"
2000-04-12 until 2000-05-25
Albertina
Vienna, , AT Austria

From 12 April - 25 June 2000 the Albertina is presenting the work of the Roman Baroque architect Francesco Borromini. The exhibition presents a survey of the architecture by Rome's most important Baroque architect. His imaginative and expressive buildings were to have immense influence on the architecture of succeeding generations. Almost all of Borromini's drawings are housed in the Albertina.

Borromini's importance in the history of architecture is illustrated for the first time in this exhibition and set in the context of the cultural and intellectual history of 17th century Rome.

The exhibition has been developed around about two hundred original drawings by the architect. These unique sources tell us about the artistic processes behind his architecture and offer a fascinating insight into the drafting and planning methods which went into Borromini's most important works.

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