Francesco Contin
Illustration — The facade of the Church of San Raffaele Arcangelo in Venice, designed by Francesco Contin. Francesco Contin (1585 in Lugano, Switzerland – 1654 in Venice, Italy) was a Swiss-Italian sculptor and architect. Contin designed the Palazzo Mocenigo Casa Vecchia on the Grand Canal in Venice, built between 1623 and 1625.
Francesco Contin
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- 1585 · Lugano.
- Died
- 1654 · Venice.
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- Republic of Venice
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- architect · sculptor · master builder · stonemason
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Illustration — The facade of the Church of San Raffaele Arcangelo in Venice, designed by Francesco Contin. Francesco Contin (1585 in Lugano, Switzerland – 1654 in Venice, Italy) was a Swiss-Italian sculptor and architect. Contin designed the Palazzo Mocenigo Casa Vecchia on the Grand Canal in Venice, built between 1623 and 1625.
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He designed the interior of the Church of San Lazzaro dei Mendicanti in Venice (1634–37).
Francesco Contin is recorded as architect, sculptor, master builder and stonemason.
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1585
Francesco Contin was born in 1585 at Lugano.
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Francesco Contin died in 1654 at Venice.
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