Alfonso Parigi the Younger (1606–1656) was an Italian architect and scenographer, the son of
Giulio Parigi
Giulio Parigi (6 April 1571 – 13 July 1635) was an Italian architect and designer.
He was the main member of a family of architects and designers working for the Grand Ducal court of the Medici. His father, Alfonso Parigi the Elder, was an ...
, and grandson of
Alfonso Parigi the Elder
Alfonso Parigi (died 1590) was an Italian architect and designer working in Florence for the Grand Duke of Tuscany.
His major commission was the completion of Giorgio Vasari's Palazzo degli Uffizi. His main works are all in Florence, and include: ...
.
He worked mainly in
Florence
Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany Regions of Italy, region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilan ...
, beginning at a very early age as his father's assistant. After the latter's death in 1635, he became court architect of the
Grand Dukes of Tuscany at
Palazzo Pitti
The Palazzo Pitti (), in English sometimes called the Pitti Palace, is a vast, mainly Renaissance, palace in Florence, Italy. It is situated on the south side of the River Arno, a short distance from the Ponte Vecchio. The core of the present ...
, where he led the completion of the
Giardini di Boboli, building the ''Isolotto'' and the steps of the amphitheatre.
He also worked in the church of
San Giovannino degli Scolopi, the basilica of
Santo Spirito, and the Medici villas at
Poggio a Caiano
Poggio a Caiano is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Prato, Tuscany region Italy. The town, birthplace of Philip Mazzei, lies south of the provincial capital of Prato.
Sister towns
Poggio a Caiano has two sister cities:
* Charlottesvi ...
and
Careggi.
Sources
*Opere di Filippo Baldinucci: Notizie de'professori del disegno da Cimabue in qua By
Filippo Baldinucci, Domenico Maria Manni, page 439.
*Bryan's dictionary of painters and engravers, Volume 4 By Michael Bryan, George Charles Williamson, page 68.
1606 births
1656 deaths
Architects from Florence
17th-century Italian architects
Italian scenic designers
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