Tommaso Mattei

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Tommaso Mattei (Rome, 24 December 1652 - May 10 1726) was a 17th-century Italian architect. He was a pupil of Gianlorenzo Bernini and Carlo Rainaldi. [1] [2]

Among his designs are the 1693 "capella nuova del miracolo" at the basilica di S. Cristina (this chapel was built to house the Corporal of Bolsena ) and the cappella Montioni in Santa Maria in Montesanto, Rome in 1687. He has also restored many ancient buildings, including the Santa Maria in Domnica in 1726 which was one of his last works. [2]

He was buried in San Giuseppe a Capo le Case, Rome.

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References

  1. DIMITRI TICCONI (2017). TOMMASO MATTEI 1652-1726;LOPERA DI UN ARCHITETTO ROMANO TRA 600 E 700. [S.l.]: GANGEMI EDITORE. ISBN   88-492-8368-7. OCLC   1201178908.
  2. 1 2 Ticconi, Dimitri. "Italian Biography Dictionary Volume 72 (2008)" (in Italian).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)