Lorenzo Binago (1554–1629) was an Italian late
Mannerist
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/early
Baroque
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architect in
Milan
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. He was by vocation, also a
Barnabite
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monk.
One of his pupils was the future architect
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 ...
. His major work is the influential church of
Sant'Alessandro in Zebedia
Sant'Alessandro in Zebedia is a parish church in Milan, Italy. It is a distinctive example of the early Lombard Baroque.
History
The original church was built in the 5th century, on the ruins of the Pretorium which tradition holds was the priso ...
, begun in 1601. The bell towers to this church are a late addition.
References
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1554 births
1629 deaths
Architects from Milan
Italian Baroque architects
17th-century Italian architects
16th-century Italian Christian monks
16th-century Italian architects
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