Ligorio, Pirro, approximately 1513-1583
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Name (Latin)
Ligorio, Pirro, approximately 1513-1583
Other forms of name
Ligorio, Pyrro, approximately 1513-1583
Ligorium, Pyrrhum, approximately 1513-1583
Ligorius, Pyrrhus, approximately 1513-1583
Ligorius, Pyrrus, approximately 1513-1583
Pirro Ligorio, approximately 1513-1583
nnea Ligorio, Pirro, ca. 1513-1583
Ligorio, Pirro, approximately 1510-1583
Ligorio, Pirro, ca. 1510-1583 a
Ligorius, Pyrrhus, ca. 1510-1583
nnaa Ligorio, Pirro, d. 1583?
Date of birth
1513
Date of death
1583-10-30
Gender
male
Sources of Information
- ArtCyclopedia, July 5, 2006(Pirro Ligorio [Italian Mannerist Architect, ca.1513-1583])
- Artnet.com, July 5, 2006(Ligorio, Pirro (b Naples, c. 1513; d Ferrara, 26 Oct 1583))
- Grove art online, July 5, 2006(Ligorio, Pirro (b Naples, c. 1513; d Ferrara, 26 Oct 1583))
- Union list of artists online, July 5, 2006(Ligorio, Pirro (Italian architect, painter, author, ca.1500-1583); variants: Pirro Ligorio; Ligorio, Pyrro; Ligorium, Pyrrhum; Ligorius, Pyrrhus; Ligorius, Pyrrus; Ligorii, Pyrrhi)
- Scheffer, J. Joannis Schefferi Argentoratenis De re vehiculari veterum libri duo [MI] 1671:t.p. (Pyrrhi Ligorii V.C.)
- LC in RLIN, 8/17/88(hdg.: Ligorio, Pirro, d. 1583?)
- Less. univ. ital.(Ligorio, Pirro; b. ca. 1513, d. 1583; architect and painter)
- Diz. enc. ital.(Ligorio, Pirro; b. ca. 1510, d. 1583)
- Enc. ital.(Ligorio, Pirro; b. ca. 1510, d. 30 Oct. 1583)
- Pirro Ligorio, architetto napoletano, 1992:t.p. (Pirro Ligorio) p. 59 (b. 1513; based on letter of April, 1568 in which he gives his age as 55)
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Wikipedia description:
Pirro Ligorio (c. 1512 – October 30, 1583) was an Italian architect, painter, antiquarian, and garden designer during the Renaissance period. He worked as the Vatican's Papal Architect under Popes Paul IV and Pius IV, designed the fountains at Villa d’Este at Tivoli for Cardinal Ippolito II d’Este, and served as the Ducal Antiquary in Ferrara. Ligorio emphasized and showed a deep passion for classical Roman antiquity.
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