About Alfonso Parigi
Lived 1606 – 1656 (aged 49–50). Alfonso Parigi was an Italian architect.
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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Who was Alfonso Parigi?
Italian architect and scenographer (1606–1656)
When was Alfonso Parigi born?
Alfonso Parigi was born in 1606 in Florence.
When did Alfonso Parigi die?
Alfonso Parigi died on 10 October 1656 in Florence.
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Alfonso Parigi was an architect.
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Alfonso Parigi was Italian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Alfonso Parigi. https://biography.guide/alfonso-parigi/
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