Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola

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Giacomo[lower-alpha 1] Barozzi[lower-alpha 2] da Vignola (UK: /vɪnˈjlə/ vin-YOH-lə,[1] US: /vnˈ-/ veen-,[2] 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.[3]

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Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola
Born
Jacopo[lower-alpha 1] Barozzi[lower-alpha 2] da Vignola

(1507-10-01)1 October 1507
Vignola, Duchy of Ferrara (present-day Italy)
Died7 July 1573(1573-07-07) (aged 65)
Rome, Papal States (present-day Italy)
NationalityItalian
Known forArchitecture, Garden design
Notable workVilla Farnese
Church of the Gesù
Villa Lante
MovementMannerism
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The five orders, engraving from Vignola's Regola delli cinque ordini d'architettura.