Sante Lombardo
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Sante Lombardo was an Italian architect.
, the son of Tullio Lombardo. It is mentioned for the first time in sources in 1534, when he was appointed protomastro of the Scuola Grande di San Rocco
in Venice (under the supervision of his father), for which he provided the internal and external decoration.
In 1535 he received a contract for an altar in the church of San Felice
; he probably contributed to the latter's reconstruction in 1551–1556. Later Lombard took in part in the construction of Palazzo Malipiero-Trevisan.
In 1536 he designed the new church of San Giorgio dei Greci
, for which he led the construction work until 1548.
He died in 1560 in Venice.
Biography
He was born in VeniceVenice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
, the son of Tullio Lombardo. It is mentioned for the first time in sources in 1534, when he was appointed protomastro of the Scuola Grande di San Rocco
Scuola Grande di San Rocco
The Scuola Grande di San Rocco is a building in Venice, northern Italy.-History:The Scuola di San Rocco was established in 1478 by a group of wealthy Venetian citizens, next to the church of San Rocco, from which it takes its name.In January 1515 the project of the building was entrusted...
in Venice (under the supervision of his father), for which he provided the internal and external decoration.
In 1535 he received a contract for an altar in the church of San Felice
San Felice, Venice
San Felice is a church in Venice, northern Italy, located in the sestiere of Cannaregio. It faces the eponymous campo , across the Strada Nova....
; he probably contributed to the latter's reconstruction in 1551–1556. Later Lombard took in part in the construction of Palazzo Malipiero-Trevisan.
In 1536 he designed the new church of San Giorgio dei Greci
San Giorgio dei Greci
San Giorgio dei Greci is a church in the sestiere or neighborhood of Castello, Venice, northern Italy. It was the center of the Scuola dei Greci, the Confraternity of the Greeks in Venice....
, for which he led the construction work until 1548.
He died in 1560 in Venice.