
Pirro Ligorio
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 442 years ago |
Born | Naples |
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Date of died | October 30,1583 |
Died | Ferrara |
Italy | |
Periods | High Renaissance |
Books | Pirro Ligorio: The Renaissance Artist, Architect, and Antiquarian : with a Checklist of Drawings |
Date of birth | January 1,1512 |
Business partner | Michelangelo |
Donato Bramante | |
Raphael | |
Notabl work | Villa d'Este, Casina Pio IV |
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ID | 833195 |
Pirro Ligorio Life story
Pirro Ligorio was an Italian architect, painter, antiquarian, and garden designer during the Renaissance period. He worked as the Vatican's Papal Architect under Popes Paul IV and Pius IV, designed the fountains at Villa d’Este at Tivoli for Cardinal Ippolito II d’Este, and served as the Ducal Antiquary in Ferrara.