Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola (1507–1573)
Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola was a theoretical and practical architect of the Transition Period between the Renaissance and Baroque styles. He was the pupil and successor of Michelangelo. His two books, "Regole delle cinque ordini d'architettura" (1563) and the posthumous "Due regole della prospettiva pratica", had great influence for centuries.
Important Buildings by Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola:
- Farnese castle, Viterbo
- Gesu Jesuit Church, Rome
- St. Peter's, two subordinate domes according to Michelangelo's plans
- Villa Giulio for Pope Julius II
- Church of the Angels at Assisi
- Church of Sant' Andrea
