Jump to content

Francesco Contin

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Underlying lk (talk | contribs) at 18:20, 5 June 2019 (removed Category:Swiss architects; added Category:Architects from Ticino using HotCat). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

The facade of the Church of San Raffaele Arcangelo in Venice, designed by Francesco Contin.

Francesco Contin (1585, Lugano, Switzerland – 1654 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. He designed the interior of the Church of San Lazzaro dei Mendicanti in Venice (1634–37).[1]

Sources

References

  1. ^ "San Lazzaro dei Mendicanti". [Churchesofvenice.co.uk/castello.htm Castello]. [churchesofvenice.co.uk/ The Churches of Venice], UK. Retrieved 29 August 2011.