Ambrogio Frangiolli (

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, 1798–1870) was an Italian decorator, architect and painter. He studied in

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and

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. After winning an architecture contest in the

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, he moved to Rome in 1829, where he studied further in descriptive geometry. In 1833, he returned to Turin and became professor of the Accademia Albertina. He created his own Scuola di Decorazione (English: School of Decoration) and designed the interiors of numerous famous residences in Rome, Turin,

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and Milan.

References

* Ferrario, Giulio (1837). ''Aggiunte all'opera Il costume antico e moderno di tutti i popoli, cogli analoghi disegni'' (Enlarged and updated from the earlier edition published in Milan (1831–1834) under the title ''Aggiunte e rettificazioni all'opera Il costume antico e moderno'' ed.). Firenze: V. Batelli. * E. Clive Rouse (1968). ''Discovering Wall Paintings''. Guildhall: Shire Publications. 1798 births 1870 deaths 19th-century Italian architects Architects from Turin Italian decorators 19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Milan Accademia Albertina alumni Accademia Albertina faculty 19th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-architect-stub