Fabio Mangone (1587–1629) was an Italian architect. Born in

Caravaggio Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (also Michele Angelo Merigi or Amerighi da Caravaggio; 29 September 1571 – 18 July 1610), known mononymously as Caravaggio, was an Italian painter active in Rome for most of his artistic life. During the fina ...

, he was a pupil of Alessandro Bisnati, and succeeded him as architect for the

Duomo ''Duomo'' (, ) is an Italian term for a church with the features of, or having been built to serve as a cathedral, whether or not it currently plays this role. The Duomo of Monza, for example, has never been a diocesan seat and is by definitio ...

Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...

. Later he was professor architecture at the Accademia Ambrosiana. He was assisted by

Francesco Maria Richini Francesco Maria Richini (also spelled Ricchini) (9 February 1584 – 24 April 1658) was an Italian Baroque architect. Biography He was born in Milan, Italy, and trained under Lorenzo Binago. He was patronized by Cardinal Federico Borromeo, Arch ...

and others in the rebuilding of the famous

Biblioteca Ambrosiana The Biblioteca Ambrosiana is a historic library in Milan, Italy, also housing the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, the Ambrosian art gallery. Named after Ambrose, the patron saint of Milan, it was founded in 1609 by Cardinal Federico Borromeo, whose age ...

, centering on the large classical enclosed courtyards (1608) of the Collegio Elvetico (now ''Archivio di Stato'' or state archives), commissioned by the cardinal

Federico Borromeo Federico Borromeo (; 18 August 1564 – 21 September 1631) was an Italian cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan, Archbishop of Milan, and prominent figure of the Counter-Reformation in Italy. His acts of charity, ...

. The two courtyards are surrounded by a double columns. The facade was completed by Richini. The sculpture on the facade is by

Dionigi Bussola Dionigi or Dionisio Bussola (1615 – 1687) was an Italian sculptor active mainly in Milan and its environs during the Baroque era. Bussola was probably born in Lombardy around 1615. He trained in Rome with Ercole Ferrata, then returned to Mil ...

. He also worked on the completion of the church of San Sebastiano in Milan. He died at Milan.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mangone, Fabio 1587 births 1629 deaths People from Caravaggio, Lombardy Italian Baroque architects