Giovan Battista Aleotti (1546 – 12 December 1636) was an Italian architect.
Biography
Aleotti was born in
Argenta. For some years, Aleotti went to
Ferrara
Ferrara (, ; egl, Fràra ) is a city and ''comune'' in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital of the Province of Ferrara. it had 132,009 inhabitants. It is situated northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream ...
, to work under
Alfonso II d'Este
Alfonso II d'Este (24 November 1533 – 27 October 1597) was Duke of Ferrara from 1559 to 1597. He was a member of the House of Este.
Biography
He was the elder son of Ercole II d'Este and Renée de France, the daughter of Louis XII of France an ...
where with
Alessandro Balbi he designed the façade of the University in 1610. He gave a new façade to the
Rocca Scandiano, the home of the
Boiardo family. He is known for his designs in
Parma
Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...
, including the
Teatro Farnese
Teatro Farnese is a Renaissance theatre in the Palazzo della Pilotta, Parma, Italy. It was built in 1618 by Giovanni Battista Aleotti. The idea of creating this grand theater came from the Duke of Parma and Piacenza Ranuccio I Farnese. The theatre ...
(1618–1628) and, with the assistance of his pupil
Giovanni Battista Magnani
Giovanni Battista Magnani (21 September 1571 – 1653) was an Italian architect working entirely in Parma in the first half of the 17th century. He was the most successful of a family of masons and architects that included his father Nicostrato and ...
, the hexagonal church of
Santa Maria del Quartiere (1604-1619). He also helped design the facades of the Palazzi
Bentivoglio Bentivoglio may refer to:
* Bentivoglio (surname)
*House of Bentivoglio
*Bentivoglio, Emilia-Romagna
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and
Bevilacqua-Costabili in Ferrara.
References
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1546 births
1636 deaths
Italian Baroque architects
People from the Province of Ferrara
16th-century Italian architects
17th-century Italian architects
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