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Giovanni Boscoli

1524 – 1592

Italian sculptor and architect

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Lived 1524 – 1592 (aged 67–68). Giovanni Boscoli was an Italian sculptor and architect.

Giovanni Boscoli (c.1524 – c.1592) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor and architect, also known as Nanni da Montepulciano after his birthplace of Montepulciano. His father Tomaso was also an architect.

He studied under Giorgio Vasari and moved to Parma in 1564 to work for duke Ottavio Farnese, for whom he designed the monumental fountain in front of the Palazzo del Giardino, from which he gained his nickname Giovanni della Fontana. He also designed the 'corridor' at the Palazzo della Pilotta in Parma. Outside the city he designed the villa Carona in Fornovo, the villa Paveri Fontana in Collecchio and the Borgo San Donnino fortifications.

The stucco work on the walls of the room dedicated to Pope Leo X in Leo X Apartments in the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence are attributed to Boscoli and Leonardo Ricciarelli. He also produced a "gilded turtle with a candle" for the salone dei Cinquecento in Palazzo Vecchio. He died in Parma.

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Born
1524, Montepulciano
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Died
1592, Parma
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Also known as
Giovanni Di Tommaso Boscoli, Nanni da Montepulciano

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Who was Giovanni Boscoli?

Italian sculptor and architect (1524-1592)

When was Giovanni Boscoli born?

Giovanni Boscoli was born in 1524 in Montepulciano.

When did Giovanni Boscoli die?

Giovanni Boscoli died in 1592 in Parma.

What was Giovanni Boscoli's occupation?

Giovanni Boscoli was a sculptor and architect.

What nationality was Giovanni Boscoli?

Giovanni Boscoli was Italian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Giovanni Boscoli

· Wikidata: Q3766878

· DBpedia: Giovanni Boscoli

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