About Carlo Vigarani
Lived 1637 – 1713 (aged 75–76). Carlo Vigarani was a French architect, engineer and scenographer.
Carlo Vigarani ( – 17 February 1713) was an Italian scenic designer who worked as ("royal engineer") and then ("intendant to the King's pleasures") at the court of the French king Louis XIV until 1690. He was born in Reggio di Lombardia and went to Paris with his father in 1659. He is best known for his design with his father and his brother Lodovico of the Salle des Machines at the Tuileries Palace in Paris. He returned to Paris in 1662, was naturalized French in 1673, and died in Saint-Ouen-les-Vignes.
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Who was Carlo Vigarani?
Italian scenic designer
When was Carlo Vigarani born?
Carlo Vigarani was born in 1637 in Modena, Reggio Emilia.
When did Carlo Vigarani die?
Carlo Vigarani died on 15 February 1713.
What was Carlo Vigarani's occupation?
Carlo Vigarani was an architect, engineer and scenographer.
What nationality was Carlo Vigarani?
Carlo Vigarani was French.
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