1. Carlo Maderno or Maderna was an Italian architect, born in today's Ticino, Switzerland, who is remembered as one of the fathers of Baroque architecture.
10 Facts About Carlo Maderno
1. 2.
Carlo Maderno often is referred to as the brother of sculptor Stefano Maderno, but this is not universally agreed upon.
3.
Carlo Maderno's first solo project, in 1596, was an utterly confident and mature facade for the ancient church of Santa Susanna ; it was among the first Baroque facades to break with the Mannerist conventions that are exemplified in the Gesu.
4.
Carlo Maderno was forced to modify Michelangelo's plans for the Basilica and provide designs for an extended nave with a palatial facade.
5.
Carlo Maderno did not have so much freedom in designing this building as he had for other structures.
6.
The only building designed by Carlo Maderno and completed under his supervision was the layout and interior Santa Maria della Vittoria, where Carlo Maderno's work is often ignored in favour of Bernini's Cornaro Chapel and its Ecstasy of St Theresa.
7.
Carlo Maderno directed the construction of the dome and the main body of the church.
8.
Carlo Maderno was called upon to design chapels within existing churches: the Chapel of St Lawrence in San Paolo fuori le Mura and the Cappella Caetani in Santa Pudenziana.
9.
Carlo Maderno designed the base supporting the Marian column in front of Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, which later served as a model for numerous Marian columns.
10.
The last work by Carlo Maderno at St Peter's was a crypt-like space under the dome that is referred to as the "Confessio".