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Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola

1507 - 1573

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Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola (UK: vin-YOH-lə, US: veen-, Italian: [ˈdʒaːkomo baˈrɔttsi da (v)viɲˈɲɔːla]; 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. He is often considered the most important architect in Rome in the Mannerist era. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola is the 44th most popular architect (down from 43rd in 2019), the 732nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 641st in 2019) and the 7th most popular Italian Architect.

Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola is most famous for his design of the Villa Farnese in Caprarola, Italy.

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Among architects, Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola ranks 44 out of 518. Before him are Ictinus, Jørn Utzon, Hippodamus of Miletus, Tadao Ando, Vladimir Tatlin, and Kenzō Tange. After him are Callicrates, Giacomo della Porta, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Marcel Breuer, Arnolfo di Cambio, and Jean Nouvel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1507, Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola ranks 4. Before him are Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, Jiajing Emperor, and Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal. After him are Jacques Arcadelt, Altan Khan, Johannes Sturm, Ferrante Gonzaga, Inés Suárez, Bálint Bakfark, Marie of Baden-Sponheim, and Alvise I Mocenigo. Among people deceased in 1573, Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola ranks 3. Before him are Takeda Shingen, and Fatma Sultan. After him are Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal, Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Rafael Bombelli, Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda, Azai Nagamasa, Matija Gubec, Hedwig Jagiellon, Electress of Brandenburg, Antun Vrančić, and Michel de l'Hôpital.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola ranks 732 out of 5,161. Before him are Gianni Rivera (1943), Domenico Modugno (1928), Oriana Fallaci (1929), Agostino Carracci (1557), Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1476), and Giovanni Agnelli (1866). After him are Franco Zeffirelli (1923), Lucullus (-118), Marcus Furius Camillus (-446), Salvatore Quasimodo (1901), Fausto Coppi (1919), and Desiderius (710).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Italy

Among architects born in Italy, Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola ranks 7. Before him are Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598), Vitruvius (-75), Donato Bramante (1443), Andrea Palladio (1508), Leon Battista Alberti (1404), and Renzo Piano (1937). After him are Giacomo della Porta (1533), Arnolfo di Cambio (1240), Aldo Rossi (1931), Michelozzo (1396), Guarino Guarini (1624), and Sebastiano Serlio (1475).

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