Fabio Mangone
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Fabio Mangone was an Italian architect born in Caravaggio in 1587, and died in Milan in 1629. He was a pupil of Alessandro Bisnati, and succeeded him as architect for the Cathedral, and later professor architecture at the Academia Ambrosiana. He was assisted by Francesco Maria Richini and others in the rebuilding of the famous 'Biblioteca' (library) Ambrosiana, centering on the large classical enclosed courtyards (1608) of the Collegio Elvetico (now Archivio di Stato or state archives), commissioned by the cardinal Federico Borromeo. The two courtyards are surrounded by a double columns. The facade was completed by Ricchini. Sculpture by Dionigio Bussola.
- Wittkower, Rudolf (1993). “Art and Architecture Italy, 1600-1750”, Pelican History of Art, 1980, Penguin Books Ltd, 117-118.
