Alessandro Algardi

Alessandro Algardi
Alessandro Algardi
Born	31 July 1595, 27 November 1598 ; Bologna
Died	10 June 1654 (aged 58); Rome
Occupation	Sculptor

Alessandro Algardi (July 31, 1598 – June 10, 1654) was an Italian high-Baroque sculptor active almost exclusively in Rome. In the latter decades of his life, he was, along with Francesco Borromini and Pietro da Cortona, one of the major rivals of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, in Rome. He is now most admired for his portrait busts that have great vivacity and dignity.^[1]

^ Norwich, John Julius (1990). Oxford Illustrated Encyclopedia Of The Arts. USA: Oxford University Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-0198691372.

[1] Norwich, John Julius (1990). Oxford Illustrated Encyclopedia Of The Arts. USA: Oxford University Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-0198691372.

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Alessandro Algardi


Born	31 July 1595, 27 November 1598 Bologna
Died	10 June 1654 (aged 58) Rome
Occupation	Sculptor