Galeazzo Alessi

Galeazzo Alessi (1512- December 30, 1572), Italian architect, was born

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1512 - December 30 - 1572

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at Perugia, and was probably a pupil of Caporali. He was an

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Perugia - Caporali

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enthusiastic student of ancient architecture, and his style gained

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for him a European reputation. Genoa is indebted to him for

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a number of its most magnificent palaces, and specimens of his

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skill may be seen in the churches of San Paolo and Santa Vittoria

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at Milan, in certain parts of the Escurial, and in numerous

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Milan - Escurial

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churches and palaces throughout Sicily, Flanders and Germany.

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Sicily - Flanders - Germany

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See Rossi, Di Galeazzo Alessi memorie (Perugia, 1873).

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