| FT-52960-04 | Research Programs: Summer Stipends | John H. Alexander | Correspondence Relating to Carlo Borromeo's Early Architectural Patronage | 5/1/2004 - 7/31/2004 | $5,000.00 | John | H. | Alexander | | | | Texas A & M University, College Station | College Station | TX | 77843-0001 | USA | 2004 | Architecture | Summer Stipends | Research Programs | 5000 | 0 | 5000 | 0 |
Carlo Borromeo (1538 - 1584) was one of the most important architectural patrons of the Counter-Reformation. Unfortunately, his early patronage remains misunderstood and understudied. I intend to rectify this by producing a book-length study that will be ready for publication in 2005. This project will build upon my doctoral dissertation, which investigated an early, important commission. A fundamental source for this study is Borromeo's correspondence, most of which is held in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan. This past summer, I researched all of the letters that Borromeo wrote during an early, formative period in his life (1559 - 1565). The proposed project is to read all of the letters that others wrote TO Borromeo during that same period. |