Maderno, Carlo

Maderno, Carlo
(1556-1629)
   Italian architect who in 1603 was given the task of bringing the construction of the basilica of St. Peter in Rome to completion and changing the pure central-dome plan conceived by Bramante and perfected by Michelangelo, his greatest predecessors in designing the church, into a basilican form. This task involved designing the present nave and the façade at the west end of the church.

Historical Dictionary of Renaissance. . 2004.

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