Carlo Maderno

Carlo Maderno
An anonymous portrait of Carlo Maderno
Born	1556 Capolago, Swiss Confederacy
Died	31 January 1629(1629-01-31) (aged 72–73) Rome, Papal States
Nationality	Italian
Known for	Architecture
Movement	Baroque

Carlo Maderno or Maderna (1556 – 31 January 1629) was an Italian^[1] architect, born in today's Ticino, Switzerland, 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. He often is referred to as the brother of sculptor Stefano Maderno, but this is not universally agreed upon.