Alessandro Pieroni

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Alessandro Pieroni (* 1550 , probably in Florence ; † 1607 ) was an Italian architect and painter. He worked at the Medici court in Florence. His son was the architect Giovanni Pieroni (1586–1653).

Works

  • Design of the Cappella di S. Paolo o degli Inghirami in the Cathedral of Volterra
  • Project for the facade of the Duomo of Florence (with Don Giovanni de 'Medici , not executed)
  • Design of the Cappella dei Principi in the Church of San Lorenzo in Florence (with Don Giovanni de 'Medici)
  • Uffizi in Florence: participation in the grotesque decorative paintings in the gallery (1579–1581)
  • Churches in Livorno : Cathedral (Cattedrale di San Francesco, 1594–1606), Chiesa della Madonna (1590–1609), Chiesa dei Greci Uniti (1600)
  • Ceiling of the Santo Stefano church in Pisa
  • Reconstruction of the Pisan fortress in Giglio Castello ( Giglio ) (1595–1623)
personal data
SURNAME Pieroni, Alessandro
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian architect and painter
DATE OF BIRTH 1550
PLACE OF BIRTH uncertain: Florence , Italy
DATE OF DEATH 1607