Francesco Borromini
Francesco Borromini (1599 to 1667) was Bernini's rival and the most inventive architect of the Roman Baroque. At Palazzo Barberini the oval helicoidal staircase is attributed to him.
Example
Walking Bernini's square staircase and then Borromini's oval one in the same palace is the quickest lesson in why the two men are always compared.
Sources: barberinicorsini.org
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