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Petrok Maly, also known as Petrok Maly Fryazin (russian: Петрок Малый Фрязин, lit. Peter Junior) (? - ), was an Italian architect, who arrived in 
In 1539 turmoil at the royal court after the death of Elena Glinskaya led Maly to flee to Livonia, where he told his story to the
Petrok Maly, also known as Petrok Maly Fryazin (russian: Петрок Малый Фрязин, lit. Peter Junior) (? - ), was an Italian architect, who arrived in Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
together with the envoys of Pope Clement VII
Pope Clement VII ( la, Clemens VII; it, Clemente VII; born Giulio de' Medici; 26 May 1478 – 25 September 1534) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 November 1523 to his death on 25 September 1534. Deemed "the ...
in 1528.
He was likely born Pietro Annibale in Italy, and worked as an architect by the Vatican. He would have lost his secure employment with the Sack of Rome in 1527. There was a demand for builders in Muscovy Muscovy is an alternative name for the Grand Duchy of Moscow (1263–1547) and the Tsardom of Russia (1547–1721). It may also refer to:
*Muscovy Company, an English trading company chartered in 1555
* Muscovy duck (''Cairina moschata'') and Domes ...
, and he traveled there with the Pope's support.
His work in Russia includes the 1532 construction of the Ascension Church in Kolomenskoye
Kolomenskoye (russian: Коло́менское) is a former royal estate situated several kilometers to the southeast of the city center of Moscow, Russia, on the ancient road leading to the town of Kolomna (hence the name). The 390 hectare ...
(the true architect's identity is still contested), one of the earliest Russian churches showing tented roof design. In 1533, Petrok Maly was commissioned to build the so-called Kitai-gorod wall, the construction of which would be finished in 1538. The 2.6-km wall originally featured 12 towers and four gates.
In 1539 turmoil at the royal court after the death of Elena Glinskaya led Maly to flee to Livonia, where he told his story to the Bishop of Dorpat
The Bishopric of Dorpat ( et, Tartu piiskopkond; nds, Bisdom Dorpat; la, Ecclesia Tarbatensis) was a medieval prince-bishopric, i.e. both a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church and a temporal principality ruled by the bishop of the diocese. It ...
(Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...
).
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maly, Petrok 16th-century Italian architects Architects from Moscow