Giovan Battista Aleotti

Architect

1546 – 1636

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Who was Giovan Battista Aleotti?

Giovan Battista Aleotti was an Italian architect.

Aleotti was born in Argenta. For some years, Aleotti went to Ferrara, to work under Alfonso II d'Este where with Alessandro Balbi he designed the façade of the University in 1610. He gave a new façade to the Rocca Scandiano, the home of the Boiardo family. He is known for his designs in Parma, including the Teatro Farnese and, with the assistance of his pupil Giovanni Battista Magnani, the hexagonal church of Santa Maria del Quartiere.

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Born
1546
Argenta
Profession
Lived in
  • Emilia-Romagna
Died
Dec 12, 1636

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on July 23, 2013

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