Bernardino Zaccagni
Bernardino Zaccagni (c. 1455 – 1531) was an Italian architect, mainly active in a Renaissance style in Parma.
Biography[]
He was born in Rivalta di Lesignano, and died in Parma. Little is known of his training, except that his father, Francesco, was also a builder or architect. He was active in the construction of the churches of (1498-1501) and (1500-1502) in Parma. In San Benedetto he worked along with . He helped design the small chapel of near Parma (1507-1509). He helped build the hospital of Rodolfo Tanzi (1506-1511).
Among his most important works are the design (after 1510) of the dome of San Giovanni Evangelista. He worked with Cavazzoli in this work. Zaccagni also was employed, along with his son Giovanni Francesco Zaccagni in helping design and build the church of Santa Maria della Steccata, but by 1525, he was replaced by Gianfrancesco Ferrari d’Agrate, who completed the work in 1539.[1]
References[]
- ^ Dizionario biografico dei parmigiani Archived January 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, by Roberto Lasagni. Entry on Zaccagni.
- 15th-century Italian architects
- 16th-century Italian architects
- Italian Renaissance architects
- Architects from Parma
- 1455 births
- 1535 deaths