Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGiacomo Barozzi da Vignola
Italian architect
Date of Birth: 01-Oct-1507
Place of Birth: Vignola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Date of Death: 07-Jul-1573
Profession: writer, architect
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola
- Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola (UK: vin-YOH-l?, US: veen-, Italian: ['d?a?komo ba'r?ttsi da (v)vi?'???la]; 1 October 1507 – 7 July 1573), often simply called Vignola, was one of the great Italian architects of 16th century Mannerism.
- His two great masterpieces are the Villa Farnese at Caprarola and the Jesuits' Church of the Gesù in Rome.
- The three architects who spread the Italian Renaissance style throughout Western Europe are Vignola, Serlio and Palladio.
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