Alfonso Parigi
Alfonso Parigi the Younger (1606–1656) was an Italian architect and scenographer, the son of Giulio Parigi, and grandson of Alfonso Parigi the Elder. He worked mainly in Florence, beginning at a very early age as his father's assistant. After the latter's death in 1635, he became court architect of the Grand Dukes of Tuscany at Palazzo Pitti, where he led the completion of the Giardini di Boboli, building the Isolotto and the steps of the amphitheatre.
Also recorded as Alfonso Parigi the Younger · Alfonso, II Parigi · Alfonso Parigi II · Alfonso II Parigi
Alfonso Parigi
Alfonso Parigi · The Cleveland Museum of Art · Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund · CC0
- Born
- 1606 · Florence.
- Died
- 1656 · Florence.
- Nationality
- Italy
- Occupation
- architect
- Known for
- Uffizi Gallery
- Languages
- Italian
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Alfonso Parigi the Younger (1606–1656) was an Italian architect and scenographer, the son of Giulio Parigi, and grandson of Alfonso Parigi the Elder. He worked mainly in Florence, beginning at a very early age as his father's assistant. After the latter's death in 1635, he became court architect of the Grand Dukes of Tuscany at Palazzo Pitti, where he led the completion of the Giardini di Boboli, building the Isolotto and the steps of the amphitheatre.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Alfonso Parigi. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q1083104 · wikipedia · Alfonso Parigi
In this article
Identity
Identity
He also worked in the church of San Giovannino degli Scolopi, the basilica of Santo Spirito, and the Medici villas at Poggio a Caiano and Careggi.
Alfonso Parigi is recorded as architect.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1606
Alfonso Parigi born at Florence.
1656
Alfonso Parigi died at Florence.
Primary material
Documents and archives
reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1083104: Alfonso Parigi
Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
- “Alfonso Parigi”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
authority file
- VIAF cluster 89382646 for Alfonso Parigi, aggregating national library name authorities.
General reference · OCLC
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
authority file
Secondary witnessreference work
Wikidata, structured authority record Q1083104: Alfonso ParigiWikimedia Foundation
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
Further particulars
Held on the record
Further particulars
Open the remaining particulars
His recorded language was Italian. He was the child of Giulio Parigi.
Identity and origins
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Design
11,558 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Alexis SabloneDesigner
- Alexis StamatisDesigner
- Alf Cock-ClausenDesigner
- Alfons WaldeDesigner
- Alfonso Parigi the ElderDesigner
- Alfonso TorreggianiDesigner
- Alfonso Valenzuela-AguileraDesigner
- Alfred AlbiniDesigner
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Alfonso Parigi?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.