Carlo Francesco Dotti (baptized January 1, 1670 – June 3, 1759) was an

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architect from

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Life

Carlo Francesco Dotti was born in Piazza Santo Stefano died in Bologna, where he became one of the main protagonists of the late Baroque style. His most famous work is the Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca, Bologna, which is raised on a hilltop above the city, consisting of a church topped by an

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, with extensions leading to two pentagonal pavilions."Le Muse", De Agostini, Novara, 1965, Vol.IV, pag. 258. In the first half of the eighteenth century he worked on the church of San Donato of Bologna, the university library and several palaces in the center of the city. In the Palazzo Davia Bargellini he executed the monumental staircase around 1730. He was also known for the Arch of Meloncello (1721); the altar of

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in the

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; and the Renazzo parish church, in the town of

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in the

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. A street is named after him next to the road that leads up the Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca, just outside the center of Bologna.

Principal works

*Sanctuary of the Madonna of San Luca, 1723 - 1757 (Bologna) *Restoration of the Basilica of San Domenico (Bologna), 1728 - 1732 *Reading room of the library of the

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*Palazzo Agucchi, now Palazzo Bosdari, Bologna *Palazzo Monti, now Palazzo Salina, Bologna *

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, Bologna *Project for the great stairway of the Palazzo Davia Bargellini, Bologna *Design for the ''Colonna dell'Immacolata'',

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, Bologna * Arco del Meloncello, Bologna, 1732 *Parish church of San Giovanni,

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*Restoration of Malatesta temple,

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References

Citations Sources {{DEFAULTSORT:Dotti, Carlo Francesco 1670 births 1759 deaths 18th-century Italian architects Architects from Bologna