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Alfonso Parigi the Younger (1606–1656) was an Italian architect and scenographer, the son of Giulio Parigi, and grandson of Alfonso Parigi the Elder.

He worked mainly in Florence, beginning at a very early age as his father's assistant. After the latter's death in 1635, he became court architect of the Grand Dukes of Tuscany at Palazzo Pitti, where he led the completion of the Giardini di Boboli, building the Isolotto and the steps of the amphitheatre.

He also worked in the church of San Giovannino degli Scolopi, the basilica of Santo Spirito, and the Medici villas at Poggio a Caiano and Careggi.

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Alfonso Parigi

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Alfonso Parigi the Younger (1606–1656) was an Italian architect and scenographer, the son of Giulio Parigi, and grandson of Alfonso Parigi the Elder. He...

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Alfonso Parigi the Elder

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Alfonso Parigi (died 1590) was an Italian architect and designer working in Florence for the Grand Duke of Tuscany. His major commission was the completion...

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Parigi

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village in Fars Province Alfonso Parigi (1606-1656), Italian architect and scenographer, the son of Giulio Parigi Alfonso Parigi the Elder (died 1590),...

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Boboli Gardens

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Andromeda (school of Giambologna). The Isolotto was laid out by Giulio and Alfonso Parigi, circa 1618. Amphitheatre Isolotto' Florence. View from the Boboli Gardens...

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Uffizi

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the name uffizi, "offices". The construction was later continued by Alfonso Parigi and Bernardo Buontalenti; it was completed in 1581. The top floor was...

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La Flora

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staged in the Teatro Mediceo. The lavish production was designed by Alfonso Parigi, who also produced engravings of the major scenes from the opera to...

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San Giovannino degli Scolopi

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of Bartolommeo Ammannati, afterwards supplanted by Giulio Parigi and finally Alfonso Parigi il Giovane, who completed the work in 1661. The Jesuit Order...

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Palazzo Pitti

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either end. Giulio Parigi won the commission; work on the north side began in 1618, and on the south side in 1631 by Alfonso Parigi. During the 18th century...

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Giulio Parigi

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designers working for the Grand Ducal court of the Medici. His father, Alfonso Parigi the Elder, was an architect and designer working in Florence for the...

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List of buildings and structures in Florence

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Maria Ferri and others Church of San Giovannino degli Scolopi 1661–1665 Alfonso Parigi il Giovane Church of San Paolino 1669–1693 Giovan Battista Balatri Enlargement...

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List of Italian architects

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Filarete Michelozzo Michelozzi Nanni di Baccio Bigio Andrea Palladio Alfonso Parigi Baldassarre Peruzzi Petrok Maly Simone del Pollaiolo Antonio da Ponte...

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1580s in architecture

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1581 Uffizi in Florence, designed by Giorgio Vasari and continued by Alfonso Parigi the Elder and Bernardo Buontalenti, is completed. Litomyšl Castle in...

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Villa di Poggio a Caiano

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the eighteenth-century rides. The roof was modified when in the 1575 Alfonso Parigi replaced the gutter, where there was a walkway and a crowning with a...

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Vallombrosa Abbey

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facade was designed (1637) by Gherardo Silvani who completed designs by Alfonso Parigi; Silvani also completed the facade of the church (1644). The interior...

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Andrea Salvadori

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(scans of the original pages) Salvadori's Guerra d'amore 1616 (illustrations by Jacques Callot) Salvadori's La Flora 1628 (illustrations by Alfonso Parigi)...

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1581 in art

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as magistrates' offices, designed by Giorgio Vasari and continued by Alfonso Parigi the Elder and Bernardo Buontalenti, is completed. Anonymous – Portrait...

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Palazzo Nasi

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to the Scarlatti family. This latter family appears to have employed Alfonso Parigi the Elder in refurbishment. The dating of the facade and the graffito...

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Villa di Quarto

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ownership, in 1613 it passed to the Pasquali family, who had it rebuilt by Alfonso Parigi, designer of the Boboli extension. In the 19th century the villa took...

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Artists in biographies by Filippo Baldinucci

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Maria Coloboni); p. 305 Cosimo Lotti; p. 306 Baccio del Bianco; p. 311 Alfonso Parigi; p. 332 Alessandro Algardi; p. 235 Pellegrino Piola; p. 338 Antonio...

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Ferdinand II of Naples

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He was the son of Alfonso II of Naples and the grandson of Ferrante I of Naples. At the start of the Italian Wars in 1495, Alfonso abdicated in favor...

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Semiramide Appiano

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Appendice all'inventario dei manoscritti italiani della Biblioteca nazionale di Parigi. La biblioteca di S. Giustina di Padova. 1887 (in Italian). Presso i principali...

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Montparnasse

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Rivalry," Wiley, 2004, p. 128 Montparnasse Déporté: Artisti Europei de Parigi al Lager; published by Elede, 2007, under the auspices of the Musée du Montparnasse...

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La favorite

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Guzman. The opera concerns the romantic struggles of the King of Castile, Alfonso XI, and his mistress, the "favourite" Leonora, against the backdrop of...

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List of Italian composers

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Girolamo Parabosco (c. 1524–1557) Pietro Domenico Paradisi (1707–1791) Susanna Parigi (born 1961) Antonio Pasculli (1842–1924) Bernardo Pasquini (1637–1710) Carlo...

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Elvida

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Elvida’s fiancé, Alfonso, are now advancing on the town. Amur wants to have Elvida put to death, rather than allow her to be saved by Alfonso’s troops. However...

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