Francesco Contin

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File:Facade de l'eglise dell'Angelo Raffaele.jpg in Venice, designed by Francesco Contin.]]

Francesco Contin (1585, Lugano, Switzerland – 1654 Venice, Italy) was a Swiss-Italian sculptor and architect.

Contin designed the Palazzo Mocenigo Casa Vecchia on the Grand Canal in Venice, built between 1623 and 1625. He designed the interior of the Church of San Lazzaro dei Mendicanti in Venice (1634–37).{{cite web | url=http://www.churchesofvenice.co.uk/castello.htm#sanlazz | title=San Lazzaro dei Mendicanti | work=[Churchesofvenice.co.uk/castello.htm Castello] | publisher=[churchesofvenice.co.uk/ The Churches of Venice], UK | access-date=29 August 2011}}

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