Giovan Battista Aleotti

(* 1546 in Argenta, Ferrara † 1636) Giovanni Battista Aleotti called d' Argenta, was an Italian architect and engineer. He served the popes of his time as a hydraulic engineer, fortress builder, architect of civil and religious buildings, cartographer and surveyor.

Aleottis knowledge of ancient and contemporary Italian architecture led to the development of his own architect - ideal, which he described as " architetto mathematico " Too much perfection he arrived in the area of ​​platforms -. ., And theater architecture The only work obtained is the Teatro Farnese in Parma. It marks the transition from ephemeral Tournament theater to the baroque court theater. the first time detectable backdrop stage becomes a role model for generations of Italian theater maker. His architectural language is shaped by the tension between the tradition of mannerism and suggestions of the Baroque. In church, he also experimented with the hexagonal floor plan, which consisted as an ancient model in the central building on the Via Praenestina in Rome.

In addition to the Teatro Farnese in Parma are among his best-known buildings:

• Santa Maria del quarters in Bologna
• The University of Ferrara (1610 )
• Villa Rocca Scandiano the Boiardo family