About Francesco Contin
Lived 1585 – 1654 (aged 68–69). Francesco Contin was an Italian architect, sculptor, master builder and stonemason.
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. He designed the interior of the Church of San Lazzaro dei Mendicanti in Venice (1634–37).
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Who was Francesco Contin?
Architect and sculptor
When was Francesco Contin born?
Francesco Contin was born in 1585 in Lugano.
When did Francesco Contin die?
Francesco Contin died in 1654 in Venice.
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Francesco Contin was an architect, sculptor, master builder and stonemason.
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Francesco Contin was Italian.
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