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Baldassare Longhena

1596 - 1682

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Baldassare Longhena (1598 – 18 February 1682) was an Italian architect, who worked mainly in Venice, where he was one of the greatest exponents of Baroque architecture of the period. His style is characterized by monumentality, skillful use of light and shadow, and an understanding of Venetian aesthetics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Baldassare Longhena is the 108th most popular architect (up from 114th in 2019), the 1,301st most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,258th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Italian Architect.

Baldassare Longhena is most famous for his work on the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute in Venice.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Baldassare Longhena ranks 108 out of 518. Before him are Claude Nicolas Ledoux, Filarete, Toyo Ito, Ange-Jacques Gabriel, Lúcio Costa, and Hemiunu. After him are Theophil Hansen, Pierre Lescot, Leo von Klenze, Eileen Gray, Ricardo Bofill, and George Gilbert Scott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1596, Baldassare Longhena ranks 10. Before him are Michael of Russia, Pietro da Cortona, Jan van Goyen, Pieter Claesz, Emperor Go-Mizunoo, and Nicola Amati. After him are Peter Mogila, Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano, Constantijn Huygens, Johan Banér, Joan Blaeu, and Jacob van Campen. Among people deceased in 1682, Baldassare Longhena ranks 10. Before him are 5th Dalai Lama, Evliya Çelebi, Feodor III of Russia, Johann Joachim Becher, Avvakum, and Jacob Kettler. After him are Alessandro Stradella, Thomas Browne, Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Jean Picard, Yohannes I, and Gu Yanwu.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Baldassare Longhena ranks 1,301 out of 5,161. Before him are Julius Paulus Prudentissimus (190), Antonio Lotti (1667), Publius Licinius Crassus (-86), Quintus Servilius Caepio (-200), Enzo Bearzot (1927), and Charles III, Duke of Parma (1823). After him are Vladimir Bartol (1903), Lina Wertmüller (1928), Margaret of Savoy, Vicereine of Portugal (1589), Battista Farina (1893), Alfredo Ottaviani (1890), and Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies (1822).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Italy

Among architects born in Italy, Baldassare Longhena ranks 21. Before him are Giuliano da Sangallo (1445), Richard Rogers (1933), Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt (1668), Antonio da Sangallo the Younger (1484), Bartolomeo Ammannati (1511), and Filarete (1400). After him are Filippo Juvarra (1678), Francesco di Giorgio Martini (1439), Pier Luigi Nervi (1891), Carlo Scarpa (1906), Antonio Sant'Elia (1888), and Lina Bo Bardi (1914).

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