Giovanni Vasanzio
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Giovanni Vasanzio or Jan van Santen (Utrecht
c. 1550 — Rome
1621) was a Dutch-born architect, garden designer and engraver who spent his mature career in Rome, where he arrived in the 1580s. He worked as assistant to Flaminio Ponzio
and completed works in progress at Ponzio's death (1613); he became in some sense the "house architect' for the Borghese
, responsible for ephemeral decorations to provide settings for dynastic events both gay and grave. After Vasanzio's death, Giovanni Battista Soria
assumed his role with the Borghese.
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
c. 1550 — Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
1621) was a Dutch-born architect, garden designer and engraver who spent his mature career in Rome, where he arrived in the 1580s. He worked as assistant to Flaminio Ponzio
Flaminio Ponzio
Flaminio Ponzio was an Italian architect during the late-Renaissance or so-called Mannerist period, serving in Rome as the architect for Pope Paul V.Ponzio was born in Viggiù near Varese, and he died in Rome...
and completed works in progress at Ponzio's death (1613); he became in some sense the "house architect' for the Borghese
Borghese
Borghese is the surname of a family of Italian noble and papal background, originating as the Borghese or Borghesi in Siena, where they came to prominence in the 13th century holding offices under the commune. The head of the family, Marcantonio, moved to Rome in the 16th century and there,...
, responsible for ephemeral decorations to provide settings for dynastic events both gay and grave. After Vasanzio's death, Giovanni Battista Soria
Giovanni Battista Soria
thumb|250px|Façade of [[Santa Caterina a Magnanapoli]] in [[Rome]], with the [[Torre delle Milizie]] behind.Giovanni Battista Soria was an Italian architect who lived and worked mostly in Rome....
assumed his role with the Borghese.
Main commissions
- Palazzo BorghesePalazzo BorghesePalazzo Borghese is a palace in Rome, Italy, the main seat of the Borghese family in. It was nicknamed il Cembalo due to its unusual trazezoidal groundplan; its shortest front faces the River Tiber...
, where he worked with Carlo MadernoCarlo MadernoCarlo Maderno was a Swiss-Italian architect, born in Ticino, who is remembered as one of the fathers of Baroque architecture. His façades of Santa Susanna, St. Peter's Basilica and Sant'Andrea della Valle were of key importance in the evolution of the Italian Baroque...
after the death of Flaminio PonzioFlaminio PonzioFlaminio Ponzio was an Italian architect during the late-Renaissance or so-called Mannerist period, serving in Rome as the architect for Pope Paul V.Ponzio was born in Viggiù near Varese, and he died in Rome...
. - Built Ponzio's façade of San Sebastiano fuori le MuraSan Sebastiano fuori le muraSan Sebastiano fuori le mura , or San Sebastiano ad Catacumbas , is a basilica in Rome, central Italy...
(1612) - Villa BorgheseVilla BorgheseVilla Borghese may refer to:*The Villa Borghese Pinciana , the villa built by the architect Flaminio Ponzio , developing sketches by Scipione Borghese, who used it as a villa suburbana, a party villa, at the edge of Rome, and to house his art collection.**The Galleria...
on the Pincio; Vasanzio designed the façade (1613–15); decoration continued 1618-19. - Additions to Martino LonghiMartino LonghiMartino Longhi is the name of two related architects in Rome:*Martino Longhi the Elder *Martino Longhi the Younger , son of Onorio Longhi and grandson of Martino the elder...
's Villa MondragoneVilla MondragoneVilla Mondragone is a patrician villa originally in the territory of the Italian commune of Frascati , now in the territory of Monte Porzio Catone...
, Frascati (1615) - Fountain of the Acqua Paola, to Ponzio's design (1613)
- Fountain "della Galera", in the gardens of the Vatican Palace (1620).