TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Personality and destiny. Francesco Borromini: portrait of a tormented soul
JO  - History of psychiatry
A1  - Cipriani, Gabriele
A1  - Cipriani, Luca
A1  - Di Fiorino, Mario
SP  - 352
EP  - 357
VL  - 28
IS  - 3
N2  - Francesco Borromini, one of the great geniuses of Baroque architecture, was tormented and solitary, and was increasingly frustrated by the fame and success of his rival, Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Borromini was an unhappy man, constantly dogged by disaster, quarrelling even with his best patrons and closest friends. In the culmination of one of the fits of depression that overcame the architect more and more frequently as his life progressed, Borromini literally fell on his own sword; he lingered in excruciating pain for 24 hours before dying. Largely forgotten, his architecture has again been recognized since the twentieth century as the creation of genius. We try to describe the personality and suicide of this pessimist giant of architecture.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0957-154X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0957154X17691448
ID  - ref1
ER  -