Alessandro Algardi

Sculpture, Visual Artist

1598 – 1654

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Who was Alessandro Algardi?

Alessandro Algardi was an Italian high-Baroque sculptor active almost exclusively in Rome, where for 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.

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Born
Jul 31, 1598
Bologna
Nationality
  • Italy
Lived in
  • Bologna
Died
Jun 10, 1654
Rome

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on July 23, 2013

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