Fabio Mangone, Facade of the church of Santa Maria Podone in Milan. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy.

Fabio Mangone (1587 - 1629) was an Italian architect. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest

Born in Caravaggio, he was a pupil of Alessandro Bisnati, and succeeded him as architect for the Duomo of Milan. Caravaggio (also known locally as Careàs) is a town in the Province of Bergamo, in Lombardy, Italy, 40 kilometres east of Milan. Milan Cathedral (Italian Duomo di Milano; Milanese: Domm de Milan) is the Cathedral Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Later he was professor architecture at the Accademia Ambrosiana. The Biblioteca Ambrosiana is a historical Library in Milan, also housing the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana art gallery

He was assisted by Francesco Maria Richini and others in the rebuilding of the famous Biblioteca 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. Francesco Maria Richini, also spelled Ricchini ( 9 February 1584 - 24 April 1658) was an Italian Baroque Federico Borromeo ( August 18, 1564 – September 22, 1631) was an Italian Ecclesiastic, cardinal and archbishop of Milan The two courtyards are surrounded by a double columns. The facade was completed by Richini. The sculpture on the facade is by Dionigi Bussola. Dionigi or Dionisio Bussola (1615–1687 was an Italian Sculptor active mainly in Milan and its environs during the Baroque era

He died at Milan.

References

• Wittkower, Rudolf (1993). "Art and Architecture Italy, 1600-1750", Pelican History of Art, 1980, Penguin Books, pp. 117-118.