Giumanini michelangelo biography

Gian Giacomo Azzolini (1723-1791): a Bolognese architect between Lisbon and Coimbra Rui Lobo* Prologue and State of the Art Gian Giacomo Azzolini was one of the multitude of eighteenth century Italian architects who left their home country in search of better working conditions abroad. Demand for these qualified personnel was high all over Europe since Italy had been a major cultural production center throughout the entire Baroque and Late Baroque era, both in architecture and in theatre and opera scenography, two areas in which our artist would accomplish important work. Trained at the Accademia Clementina in Bologna, he belonged to a broad second rank of architects which, though not outstanding, well-achieved along an extensive professional career. Since he was not, perhaps, a first-class character, of the likes of several of the fellow-Bolognese Bibiena, a comprehensive study of his work has yet to be done. This is not the time or place to do so. Nevertheless, much of the data which

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