Giovanni Battista Contini

Giovanni Battista Contini (7 May 1641 – 16 October 1723) was an Italian architect of the Baroque period.

Giovanni Battista Contini
Born(1641-05-07)7 May 1641
Rome, Italy
Died16 October 1723(1723-10-16) (aged 82)
Rome, Italy
OccupationArchitect

He trained in Rome under Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, but imbibed the influence of Francesco Borromini. He designed churches both in Lazio and the Marche. He designed two churches for the Oratorian order in Macerata and Cingoli.[1][2]

References
  1. "giovanni battista conti". enciclopedia su roma (in Italian). Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. Hager, Hellmut (1983). "CONTINI, Giovan Battista". Treccani (in Italian). Institute of the Italian Encyclopedia founded by Giovanni Treccani. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
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