Alessandro Algardi Artist

Alessandro Algardi (31 July 1598 – 10 June 1654) 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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Alessandro Algardi
Birth dateJuly 31, 1598
Birth place
Bologna
Nationality
Italy
Date of deathJune 10, 1654

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