Francesco Galli Bibiena, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Francesco Galli Bibiena

Italian painter (1659-1739)

Date of Birth: 12-Dec-1659

Place of Birth: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Date of Death: 20-Jan-1739

Profession: architect, painter

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Francesco Galli Bibiena

  • Francesco Galli, called Francesco da Bibiena (or da Bibbiena), a member of the theatrical Galli de Bibiena family and younger brother of Ferdinando Galli, was born at Bologna in 1659.
  • He first studied under Lorenzo Pasinelli; but he was afterwards instructed in the school of Carlo Cignani.
  • His knowledge of architecture and perspective was considerable; but he excelled in figures.
  • Francesco worked at Piacenza, Parma, and Rome, and then became ducal architect at Mantua.
  • After a stay in Genoa and Naples he was called to Vienna, where he built a large theatre.
  • He worked successively for the Emperors Leopold I and Joseph I, and was invited to Madrid by Philip V, who appointed him his principal architect.
  • He died in 1739. Francesco was known for his theatrical achievements in scenic design.
  • He was the first member of the Bibiena family to build theatres as well as to design sets.
  • In 1700 he completely renovated the theatre in Hofburg, Vienna, for Emperor Leopold I.
  • The large theatre was known as the Große Komödiensaal ("Grand Hall of Comedies"), which later became the Court Theater (Burgtheater).
  • The opera house, however, burned down in 1747.
  • The Hoftheater's architecture greatly influenced theatre design in Germany and Austria throughout the first half of the eighteenth century.
  • After a short stay in Italy and in Lorraine, he was invited by Emperor Joseph I, back to the Hofburg, to work as the "First Theatrical Engineer" and as a scene-painter/decorator from 1709-1712.
  • He was also the architect of the great theatre at Nancy, France; of the Teatro Filarmonico at Verona, which some called the finest theatre in Italy; and of the Teatro Alibert in Rome.
  • In 1726, Francesco returned to Bologna, where he directed the Clementine Academy.Although his father, Giovanni Galli da Bibiena, had a distinguished career, it was Francesco and his older brother Ferdinando that established the family's artistic reputation and its fortune.

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