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Francesco di Giorgio Martini

1439 - 1502

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Francesco di Giorgio Martini (1439–1501) was an Italian architect, engineer, painter, sculptor, and writer. As a painter, he belonged to the Sienese School. He was considered a visionary architectural theorist—in Nikolaus Pevsner's terms: "one of the most interesting later Quattrocento architects". As a military engineer, he executed architectural designs and sculptural projects and built almost seventy fortifications for the Federico da Montefeltro, Count (later Duke) of Urbino, building city walls and early examples of star-shaped fortifications. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francesco di Giorgio Martini is the 127th most popular architect (down from 113th in 2019), the 1,517th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,256th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Italian Architect.

Francesco di Giorgio Martini is most famous for his work on perspective. He wrote a book called Perspectiva Corporum Regularium, which focused on the use of perspective in painting.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Francesco di Giorgio Martini ranks 127 out of 518. Before him are Hannes Meyer, Amenhotep, son of Hapu, Eliel Saarinen, Balthasar Neumann, Inigo Jones, and Filippo Juvarra. After him are James Stirling, Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Sverre Fehn, Gunnar Asplund, Aino Aalto, and Pier Luigi Nervi.

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Among people born in 1439, Francesco di Giorgio Martini ranks 4. Before him are Pope Pius III, Cosimo Rosselli, and Joan of Portugal. After him are Otto V, Duke of Brunswick, Sigismund, Duke of Bavaria, and Elizabeth of Nevers. Among people deceased in 1502, Francesco di Giorgio Martini ranks 4. Before him are Arthur, Prince of Wales, Andreas Palaiologos, and Ahuitzotl. After him are Francesco Laurana, Hedwig Jagiellon, Duchess of Bavaria, Francisco de Bobadilla, Annius of Viterbo, Bartolomeo della Gatta, Dionisius, and Miguel Corte-Real.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francesco di Giorgio Martini ranks 1,517 out of 5,161. Before him are Boris Pahor (1913), Francesco Crispi (1818), Vittorino da Feltre (1378), Ignazio Silone (1900), Margaret, Countess of Tyrol (1318), and Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans (1371). After him are Lucio Fulci (1927), Alesso Baldovinetti (1425), Bernardino Ramazzini (1633), Louis I of Naples (1320), Pierbattista Pizzaballa (1965), and Giles of Rome (1243).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Italy

Among architects born in Italy, Francesco di Giorgio Martini ranks 23. Before him are Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt (1668), Antonio da Sangallo the Younger (1484), Bartolomeo Ammannati (1511), Filarete (1400), Baldassare Longhena (1596), and Filippo Juvarra (1678). After him are Pier Luigi Nervi (1891), Carlo Scarpa (1906), Antonio Sant'Elia (1888), Lina Bo Bardi (1914), Carlo Rainaldi (1611), and Michele Sanmicheli (1484).

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