Giovanni Antonio de' Rossi (1616–1695) was an Italian architect of the Baroque period, active mainly in

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Life

He was a contemporary of Carlo Rainaldi. In 1657, he completed the sacristy of

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. That same year, he designed the renovations to Chiesa di San Rocco all'Augusteo, adding a dome, the sacristy and a new chapel."Church of San Rocco all'Augusteo", Turismo Roma, Major Events, Sport, Tourism and Fashion Department
/ref> He created the shrine over the high altar, designed by Rainaldi, in

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to house the icon of Santa Maria in Portico."Church of Santa Maria in Portico in Campitelli", Turismo Roma
/ref> At about the time he became the architect of the

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in Rome until his death and built its oval chapel from the 1650s onwards. For

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he carried out an extensive and hurried refurbishment (1670–76) of the family's

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near the Church of Il Gesù . He erected the church of Santa Maria in Campo Marzio in 1682-1685 and was involved in the design of the ''Cappella Lancellotti'' in St John Lateran. His Palazzo D'Aste-Bonaparte on

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influenced the later designs of

Alessandro Specchi Alessandro Specchi (1668 – 16 November 1729) was an Italian architect and engraver. Biography Born in 1668 in Rome, he trained as an architect under Carlo Fontana. He also specialized as an engraver and made a well known series of plates ...

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and

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' Palazzo Millini-Cagiati.

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* 1616 births 1695 deaths Italian Baroque architects {{Italy-architect-stub