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Tommaso Mattei

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. 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.

Tommaso Mattei

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Born
1652 · Rome.
Died
1726 · Rome.
Occupation
architect

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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. 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.

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