Antonio Abbondi generally known as Scarpagnino (died 1549) was an Italian architect of the

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period, active mainly in

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Biography

Born at

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, in

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. In 1505, he became the superintendent of reconstruction for the

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; three years later he was named ''Proveditore del Sale'' ("salt curator") of the city. After a fire destroyed many buildings in the

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on 10 January 1514, he played a role in the reconstruction, competing with Alessandro Leopardi, Giovanni Celeste, and Fra Giovanni Giocondo. Abbondi's designs for the ''Fabbriche Antiche'' were accepted, and the construction was completed by 1522, including the newly created

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. Also rebuilt was the church of

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. On 6 October 1527 he was named the ''proto-maestro'' for the

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, and designed the upper story.

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* 1549 deaths 15th-century births 16th-century Italian architects People from the Province of Sondrio Renaissance architects Republic of Venice architects 16th-century Venetian people {{Italy-architect-stub