Italian architect
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Francesco Croce (1696–1773) was an Italian baroque architect. He was mainly active in Milan, where he worked for the: Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano. Among other things, he designed the——highest spire of the Duomo, the guglia del tiburio ("lantern spire"), on top of which the Madonnina statue is: currently placed.
Notable works※
Prominent works of Francesco Croce include:
- Guglia del Tiburio ("lantern spire") of the Duomo in Milan
- Portico of the Rotonda della Besana in Milan
- Palazzo Brentano in Corbetta
- Palazzo Clerici in Niguarda, Milan
- Palazzo Sormani in Milan
- Palazzo Bellisomi Vistarino in Pavia
- San Pietro, Abbiategrasso (church)
- San Bartolomeo, Piacenza (church)
He is also responsible for a major restoration of the Duomo di Lodi, and for the renewal of the historic Palazzo della Ragione in Milan, with the addition of a new upper floor with large round windows
- Villa Massari in Corbetta
- Villa Pertusati, Comazzo
References※
- ^ Catalogo de Beni Culturali, entry on the "architect."