Martino Bassi (1542–1591) was an Italian architect active in the
Renaissance
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period, mainly in
Milan
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. He was born in
Seregno
Seregno (; lmo, label= Brianzoeu, Seregn ) is a town and ''comune'' of the new Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region of Lombardy. Seregno received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on 26 January 1979.
It is ser ...
near
Milan
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. He was involved in a public dispute regarding the baptistery of the
Cathedral of Milan
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. He helped build the imposing facade of
Santa Maria presso San Celso
Santa Maria dei Miracoli presso San Celso is a church and a sanctuary in Milan, Lombardy, northern Italy.
History and overview
The construction was begun by Gian Giacomo Dolcebuono and Giovanni Battagio in 1493, to house a miraculous icon of the ...
. He also built the church of
Santa Maria al Paradiso.
References
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Bibliography
*C.Baroni, ''L'architettura lombarda da Bramante al Richini'', Milan, 1941
*F.B.Ferrari, ''Vita di Martino Bassi, architetto milanese'' (''Life of Martino Bassi, Milanese Architect''), Brescia, 1771
Further reading
*''Dispareri in materia d'architettura, et perspettiva'', Brescia, 157
*''Dispareri in materia d'architettura, et perspettiva'', Milan, 177
1542 births
1591 deaths
People from Seregno
16th-century Italian architects
Renaissance architects
Architects from Milan
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