Mauro Codussi
Mauro Codussi , also Mauro Coducci, (* around 1440 in Lenna , † 1504 in Venice ) was an Italian stonemason and architect of the early Renaissance .
Mauro Codussi was probably trained as a stonemason in Lombardy. Around 1470 he came to Venice at the same time as Pietro Lombardo , with whom he subsequently worked on a number of buildings.
Codussi was the first architect in Venice to take up Florentine suggestions, so he was familiar with Alberti's buildings in Rimini and Mantua. In his designs, he combined innovations of the Renaissance with Byzantine structures that were inherited in Venice. Typical for him are a preference for horizontal structuring elements, a rich ornamental design and semicircular gable ends.
buildings
Clock tower on St. Mark's Square in Venice
- Church of San Michele in Isola in Venice, 1468–1480
- Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista , remodeled between 1480 and 1500 under Codussi
- Palazzo Vendramin-Calergi from 1481–1509
- Church of San Zaccaria in Venice, renovated from 1458 under Antonio Gambello , completed by Codussi between 1483 and 1500
- Scuola Grande di San Marco in Venice, completion of the facade, 1490–1495
- Church of Santa Maria Formosa , new construction by Codussi from 1492
- Palazzo Corner Spinelli on the Grand Canal in Venice, built around 1480–1500, attributed to Codussi
- Clock tower of San Marco in Venice, 1496–1499, attributed to Codussi
- Church of San Giovanni Crisostomo in Venice, 1497–1504
- Palazzo Loredan-Vendramin-Calergi , around 1500
- Attributed to Palazzo Zorzi Galeoni near San Severo, Codussi
literature
- L. Puppi: Mauro Codussi. Milan 1977.
- Alberto Tacco: Codussi, Mauro. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 26: Cironi-Collegno. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1982.
Web links
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Codussi, Mauro |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian stonemason and architect of the early Renaissance |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1440 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lenna |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1504 |
| Place of death | Venice |