Mauro Codussi (1440–1504) was an Italian architect of the early- Renaissance, active mostly in

Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...

. The name is also rendered as ''Coducci''. He was one of the first to bring the classical style of the early renaissance to

to replace the prevalent Gothic style. Born near

Bergamo Bergamo (; lmo, Bèrghem ; from the proto- Germanic elements *''berg +*heim'', the "mountain home") is a city in the alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, approximately northeast of Milan, and about from Switzerland, the alpine lakes Como ...

about 1440, he is first recorded in

in 1469, where he was working on the church of San Michele in Isola on the island between Venice and

Murano Murano is a series of islands linked by bridges in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy. It lies about north of Venice and measures about across with a population of just over 5,000 (2004 figures). It is famous for its glass making. It was on ...

, where Venice now has its cemetery. Little is known of his early experience and training. Other works include San Zaccaria, San Giovanni Crisostomo and Santa Maria Formosa, and the residences Ca' Vendramin Calergi and Palazzo Zorzi Galeoni. The St Mark's Clocktower (Torre dell'Orologio), built in the Piazza San Marco in Venice between 1496 and 1499, is also attributed to him.Howard pp.146-7

References

* Hartt, Frederick, ''History of Italian Renaissance Art'', (2nd edn.)1987, Thames & Hudson (US Harry N Abrams), * Howard, Deborah: Architectural History of Venice (2nd edition, 2004) Notes 1440 births 1504 deaths People from the Province of Bergamo 15th-century Italian architects 16th-century Italian architects Architects from Venice {{Italy-architect-stub