Mattia de Rossi
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Mattia de Rossi was an Italian
architect of the Baroque
period, active mainly in Rome
and surrounding towns.
Born in Rome to a family of architects and artisans, he rose to prominence under the mentorship of Gian Lorenzo Bernini
, and even inherited the position as chief architect of the Fabbrica di San Pietro (Workshop of St. Peter's Basilica
) in 1680 after the master died. In that post, he continued the work that had been started by Bernini on the outside colonnade and the Ponte Sant’Angelo.
He suffers from laboring during a period with notable competitors, including the prolific Carlo Fontana
. Among his works are the facades of the churches of St. Gall and San Francesco a Ripa
(built 1681-1701); finishing touches or reconstruction for Sant'Andrea al Quirinale
, Santa Maria di Montesanto, and Santa Croce e San Bonaventura dei Lucchesi; the customs office in Ripa Grande; the Palazzo Muti Papazzurri
(attributed, 1660); the tomb monument to Giovanna Garzoni in Santi Luca e Martina
; the Mausoleum of Leo X; and the monument to Clement X in St. Peter's Basilica
. This latter funereal monument was designed by De Rossi, but the sculptures were completed by Lazzaro Morelli
, Ercole Ferrata
and Giuseppe Mazzuoli
.
He was Principe or director of the Accademia di San Luca
in 1681 and 1690-1693, when replaced by Carlo Fontana
One new attribution is the design, perhaps along with Bernini, of the centralized church and complex of San Bonaventura at Monterano (1677), which, even in its present ruined state, recalls other mountain-top sanctuary churches in Italy. The buildings were commissioned by the Principe Don Angelo Altieri, nephew of Pope Clement X, who had just acquired the surrounding estate. It was for the Padri delle Scuole Pie, a group of priests engaged in education.
In 1683 de Rossi worked for Camillo Pamphilj in Valmontone
, a little town not far from Rome. Here he planned the new main church, the Colleggiata, or Church of Saint Mary, ispired by the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone
by Borromini (Rome
) and the Church of the Assunta in Ariccia
, by Bernini.
Italy
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architect of the Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
period, active mainly in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
and surrounding towns.
Born in Rome to a family of architects and artisans, he rose to prominence under the mentorship of Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Gian Lorenzo Bernini was an Italian artist who worked principally in Rome. He was the leading sculptor of his age and also a prominent architect...
, and even inherited the position as chief architect of the Fabbrica di San Pietro (Workshop of St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica
The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter , officially known in Italian as ' and commonly known as Saint Peter's Basilica, is a Late Renaissance church located within the Vatican City. Saint Peter's Basilica has the largest interior of any Christian church in the world...
) in 1680 after the master died. In that post, he continued the work that had been started by Bernini on the outside colonnade and the Ponte Sant’Angelo.
He suffers from laboring during a period with notable competitors, including the prolific Carlo Fontana
Carlo Fontana
Carlo Fontana was an Italian architect, who was in part responsible for the classicizing direction taken by Late Baroque Roman architecture.-Biography:...
. Among his works are the facades of the churches of St. Gall and San Francesco a Ripa
San Francesco a Ripa
San Francesco a Ripa is a church in Rome, Italy. It is dedicated to Francis of Assisi because the adjacent convent accommodated him, while the term Ripa refers to the nearby river-edge of the Tiber.-History:...
(built 1681-1701); finishing touches or reconstruction for Sant'Andrea al Quirinale
Sant'Andrea al Quirinale
The Church of Saint Andrew's at the Quirinal is a Roman Catholic titular church in Rome, built for of the Jesuit seminary on the Quirinal Hill....
, Santa Maria di Montesanto, and Santa Croce e San Bonaventura dei Lucchesi; the customs office in Ripa Grande; the Palazzo Muti Papazzurri
Palazzo Muti Papazzurri
This palazzo should not be confused with the Palazzo Muti e Santuario della Madonna dell' ArchettoPalazzo Muti Papazzurri is a Baroque palazzo in Rome. It was built in 1660 by the architect Mattia de' Rossi, a pupil of Gian Lorenzo Bernini....
(attributed, 1660); the tomb monument to Giovanna Garzoni in Santi Luca e Martina
Santi Luca e Martina
Santi Luca e Martina is a church in Rome, Italy, situated between the Roman Forum and the Forum of Caesar and close to the Arch of Septimus Severus.-History:...
; the Mausoleum of Leo X; and the monument to Clement X in St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica
The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter , officially known in Italian as ' and commonly known as Saint Peter's Basilica, is a Late Renaissance church located within the Vatican City. Saint Peter's Basilica has the largest interior of any Christian church in the world...
. This latter funereal monument was designed by De Rossi, but the sculptures were completed by Lazzaro Morelli
Lazzaro Morelli
Lazzaro Morelli was an Italian sculptor of the Baroque period. Born in Ascoli Piceno, the son of the Florentine sculptor Fulgenzio Morelli, who also trained Lazzaro's cousin, the artist Giuseppe Giosafatti...
, Ercole Ferrata
Ercole Ferrata
Ercole Ferrata was an Italian sculptor of the Roman Baroque.-Biography:A native of Pellio Inferiore, near Como, Ferrata initially apprenticed with Alessandro Algardi, and became one of his prime assistants...
and Giuseppe Mazzuoli
Giuseppe Mazzuoli (1644-1725)
Giuseppe Mazzuoli was an Italian sculptor working in the Bernini-derived Baroque style. He was born in Volterra and trained in Siena but spent his most of his adult working life in Rome, where he was accepted into the workshop of Ercole Ferrata and where he died...
.
He was Principe or director of the Accademia di San Luca
Accademia di San Luca
The Accademia di San Luca, was founded in 1577 as an association of artists in Rome, under the directorship of Federico Zuccari, with the purpose of elevating the work of "artists", which included painters, sculptors and architects, above that of mere craftsmen. Other founders included Girolamo...
in 1681 and 1690-1693, when replaced by Carlo Fontana
One new attribution is the design, perhaps along with Bernini, of the centralized church and complex of San Bonaventura at Monterano (1677), which, even in its present ruined state, recalls other mountain-top sanctuary churches in Italy. The buildings were commissioned by the Principe Don Angelo Altieri, nephew of Pope Clement X, who had just acquired the surrounding estate. It was for the Padri delle Scuole Pie, a group of priests engaged in education.
In 1683 de Rossi worked for Camillo Pamphilj in Valmontone
Valmontone
Valmontone is a comune in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about 45 km southeast of Rome.-Geography:...
, a little town not far from Rome. Here he planned the new main church, the Colleggiata, or Church of Saint Mary, ispired by the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone
Sant'Agnese in Agone
Sant'Agnese in Agone is a seventeenth century Baroque church in Rome, Italy. It faces onto the Piazza Navona, one of the main urban spaces in the historic centre of the city and the site where the Early Christian Saint Agnes was martyred in the ancient Stadium of Domitian.The rebuilding of the...
by Borromini (Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
) and the Church of the Assunta in Ariccia
Ariccia
Ariccia is a town and comune in the Province of Rome, central Italy. It is in the Alban Hills of the Lazio region and could be considered an extension of Rome's southeastern suburbs...
, by Bernini.