Bartolomeo Avanzini (1608–1658) was an Italian architect of the
Baroque period, active mainly in
Modena
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,
Sassuolo
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Standing on the right bank of the river Secchia some southwest of Modena, the town is best known fo ...
and
Reggio Emilia
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The design for the
Palazzo Ducale of Modena has been attributed to Avanzini, though between 1631 and 1634
Girolamo Rainaldi
Girolamo Rainaldi (4 May 1570 – 15 July 1655) was an Italian architect who worked mainly in a conservative Mannerist style, often with collaborating architects. He was a successful competitor of Bernini. His son, Carlo Rainaldi, became an eve ...
played a role in the initial plans. There appear to have been comments made on the construction by
Borromini,
Pietro da Cortona
Pietro da Cortona (; 1 November 1596 or 159716 May 1669) was an Italian Baroque painter and architect. Along with his contemporaries and rivals Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Francesco Borromini, he was one of the key figures in the emergence of Roman ...
and
Bernini
Gian Lorenzo (or Gianlorenzo) Bernini (, , ; Italian Giovanni Lorenzo; 7 December 159828 November 1680) was an Italian sculptor and architect. While a major figure in the world of architecture, he was more prominently the leading sculptor of his ...
. The latter viewed progress during a stop in Modena in 1665.
Camillo-Guarino Guarini
Camillo Guarino Guarini (17 January 1624 – 6 March 1683) was an Italian architect of the Piedmontese Baroque, active in Turin as well as Sicily, France, and Portugal. He was a Theatine priest, mathematician, and writer..
Biography
Guarini wa ...
also played a role after 1680.
Other works by Avanzini include:
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Ducal palace of Sassuolo
* Palazzo Vescovile (Bishop's Palace) in Reggio Emilia
* Palazzo Busetti in Reggio Emilia (attributed)
* Chiesa dei Santi Carlo e Agata in Reggio Emilia (attributed)
Sources
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1608 births
1658 deaths
People from the Province of Modena
Architects from Modena
17th-century Italian architects
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