Francesco Antonio Zimbalo
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Francesco Antonio Zimbalo (Lecce
, 1567 – Lecce
, 1631) was an Italian
architect
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He was one of the most prominent artists in the so-called Baroque
of Lecce
, his hometown in southern Italy. He designed the three portals of the façade and the althar of San Francesco di Paola
of the Basilica of Santa Croce
.
Lecce
Lecce is a historic city of 95,200 inhabitants in southern Italy, the capital of the province of Lecce, the second province in the region by population, as well as one of the most important cities of Puglia...
, 1567 – Lecce
Lecce
Lecce is a historic city of 95,200 inhabitants in southern Italy, the capital of the province of Lecce, the second province in the region by population, as well as one of the most important cities of Puglia...
, 1631) was an Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
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He was one of the most prominent artists in the so-called Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
of Lecce
Lecce
Lecce is a historic city of 95,200 inhabitants in southern Italy, the capital of the province of Lecce, the second province in the region by population, as well as one of the most important cities of Puglia...
, his hometown in southern Italy. He designed the three portals of the façade and the althar of San Francesco di Paola
Francis of Paola
Saint Francis of Paola was an Italian mendicant friar and the founder of the Roman Catholic Order of the Minims.-Biography:...
of the Basilica of Santa Croce
Basilica di Santa Croce (Lecce)
Basilica di Santa Croce is a Baroque church in Lecce, Apulia, Italy, completed in 1695.- History :...
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