Lorenzo Binago
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Lorenzo Binago was an Italian late Mannerist
/early Baroque
architect in Milan
. He was by vocation, also a Barnabite monk.
One of his pupils was the future architect Francesco Maria Richini
. His major work is the influential church of Sant'Alessandro in Zebedia
, begun in 1601. The bell-towers to this church are a late addition.
Mannerism
Mannerism is a period of European art that emerged from the later years of the Italian High Renaissance around 1520. It lasted until about 1580 in Italy, when a more Baroque style began to replace it, but Northern Mannerism continued into the early 17th century throughout much of Europe...
/early 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...
architect in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
. He was by vocation, also a Barnabite monk.
One of his pupils was the future architect Francesco Maria Richini
Francesco Maria Richini
thumb|250px|The inner court of Palazzo Brera in Milan.Francesco Maria Richini was an Italian Baroque architect....
. His major work is the influential church of Sant'Alessandro in Zebedia
Sant'Alessandro in Zebedia
Sant'Alessandro in Zebedia is a church in Milan, Italy.Its construction for the Barnabite order began in 1601 to a design by Lorenzo Binago, Francesco Maria Richini also contributing to the project. It comprises a principal building on the Greek cross plan with a central dome, and a separate...
, begun in 1601. The bell-towers to this church are a late addition.