Martino Longhi the Elder (1534–1591) was an Italian architect, the father ofOnorio Longhi and the grandfather ofMartino Longhi the Younger. He is also known asMartino Lunghi.
He was born inViggiù into a family of architects, and initially worked inGermany for theAltemps family, who were relatives of the MilaneseBorromeo. Later he was hired byPope Pius IV to work, along withGiorgio Vasari andJacopo Barozzi da Vignola to the church of Santa Croce inBosco Marengo, the pope's hometown (1566–1572).
Longhi moved to Rome in 1569. Here he worked toPalazzo Altemps,Palazzo Borghese (the court, possibly inspired toPellegrino Tibaldi's modules) and designed the churches ofSanta Maria della Consolazione,Palazzo Cesi-Armellini andSan Girolamo degli Schiavoni.[1] Also by Longhi is the tower ofPalazzo Senatorio, in theCapitol Hill, which he modified from the originalMichelangelo's design.
He died in Rome in 1591.
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