Bernardino Radi (2 December 1581 – 29 May 1643) was an Italian engraver and architect, born in

Cortona Cortona (, ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Arezzo, in Tuscany, Italy. It is the main cultural and artistic centre of the Val di Chiana after Arezzo. Toponymy Cortona is derived from Latin Cortōna, and from Etruscan language, Etr ...

, who etched a set of plates depicting architectural ornaments and monuments, published in Rome in 1618, under the title o
''Varie invenzoni per depositi di Bernardino Radi Cortonese''
The entrance portico of San Jacopo sopr'Arno in Florence was remade in 1580 by Radi. He helped design the

rose window Rose window is often used as a generic term applied to a circular window, but is especially used for those found in Gothic cathedrals and churches. The windows are divided into segments by stone mullions and tracery. The term ''rose window'' wa ...

for the church of

Santa Maria Nuova, Cortona The church of Santa Maria Nuova is a Roman Catholic place of worship, located just outside the walls of the town of Cortona, in Tuscany, Italy. Construction The church was built to house a miraculous image of the Blessed Virgin that previously ha ...

.Cortona web
description of churches.

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