Pirro Ligorio, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pirro Ligorio

Italian architect, painter, antiquarian and garden designer

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1513

Place of Birth: Naples, Campania, Italy

Date of Death: 30-Oct-1583

Profession: architect, antiquarian seller, painter, sculptor

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Pirro Ligorio (c.
1512/1513 - 30 October 1583) was an Italian architect, painter, antiquarian, and garden designer during the Renaissance period.
He worked as the Vatican’s Papal Architect under Popes Paul IV and Pius IV, designed the fountains at Villa d’Este at Tivoli for Cardinal Ippolito II d’Este, and served as the Ducal Antiquary in Ferrara.
Ligorio emphasized and showed a deep passion for classical Roman antiquity.