Girolamo Rainaldi

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Girolamo Rainaldi (born May 4, 1570 in Rome , † July 15, 1655 ibid) was an Italian architect of Mannerism . He mainly constructed church buildings and was a competitor of Gian Lorenzo Bernini . His father was a painter, his son Carlo Rainaldi, born in 1611, a Baroque architect .

Girolamo Rainaldi was trained by Domenico Fontana and then worked with Giacomo della Porta , whom he succeeded as papal architect. In this role he was u. a. in the work on St Peter's involved. He was also active in Bologna .

Rainaldi is buried in Santi Luca e Martina in Rome.

Buildings (selection)

Sant'Agnese in Agone
  • Santa Maria della Scala, Trastevere , Rome (1610)
  • Santa Teresa, Caprarola near Rome (1620)
  • Palazzo Pamphili, Piazza Navona , Rome (1644–1650)
  • Sant'Agnese in Agone, Piazza Navona, Rome (1650–1657)
personal data
SURNAME Rainaldi, Girolamo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian mannerist architect
DATE OF BIRTH May 4, 1570
PLACE OF BIRTH Rome
DATE OF DEATH July 15, 1655
Place of death Rome