Marco Solari
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Marco Solari was an Italian architect and engineer.
He was born in Carona
, in what today is the Swiss canton of Ticino
, and was the father of the architect Giovanni Solari
.
He worked at the Duomo of Milan from 1387 and at the Certosa di Pavia
from 1395.
He was succeeded in Pavia by his son Giovanni Solari.
He was born in Carona
Carona, Switzerland
Carona is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-History:Carona is first mentioned in 926 as Calauna....
, in what today is the Swiss canton of Ticino
Ticino
Canton Ticino or Ticino is the southernmost canton of Switzerland. Named after the Ticino river, it is the only canton in which Italian is the sole official language...
, and was the father of the architect Giovanni Solari
Giovanni Solari
Giovanni Solari was an Italian architect and engineer.He was born in Milan, the son of the architect Marco Solari, who was chief of the works of the Duomo of Milan. Giovanni Solari directed the construction of the Certosa di Pavia from 1428 to 1462 and that of the Duomo from 1452 to 1469. He was...
.
He worked at the Duomo of Milan from 1387 and at the Certosa di Pavia
Certosa di Pavia
The Certosa di Pavia Gra-Car , Shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of Grace, is a monastery and complex in Lombardy, northern Italy, situated near a small town of the same name in the Province of Pavia, 8 km north of Pavia...
from 1395.
He was succeeded in Pavia by his son Giovanni Solari.