Carlo Vigarani
Carlo Vigarani (c. 1623 – 17 February 1713) was an Italian scenic designer who worked as ingénieur du roi ("royal engineer") and then intendant des plaisirs du roi ("intendant to the King's pleasures") at the court of the French king Louis XIV until 1690. He was born in Reggio di Lombardia and went to Paris with his father Gaspare Vigarani in 1659.
Also recorded as Charles Vigarany
Carlo Vigarani
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- Died
- 1713
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- architect · engineer · scenographer
- Fields
- architecture · scenography
- Languages
- French
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Carlo Vigarani (c. 1623 – 17 February 1713) was an Italian scenic designer who worked as ingénieur du roi ("royal engineer") and then intendant des plaisirs du roi ("intendant to the King's pleasures") at the court of the French king Louis XIV until 1690. He was born in Reggio di Lombardia and went to Paris with his father Gaspare Vigarani in 1659.
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He is best known for his design with his father and his brother Lodovico of the Salle des Machines at the Tuileries Palace in Paris. He returned to Paris in 1662, was naturalized French in 1673, and died in Saint-Ouen-les-Vignes.
Carlo Vigarani is recorded with the occupation scenographer. Recorded as architect, engineer and scenographer. Where Carlo Vigarani came from, and how Carlo Vigarani was formed. Born on 1 January 1637. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the heading Charles Vigarany. His recorded language was French. He was the child of Gaspare Vigarani.
Francesco Cavalli - Ercole amante - act 3, scene 1 - stage setting by Carlo Vigarani - 1662
Carlo Vigarani · Philippe Beaussant: Lully ou Le musicien du Soleil. Gallimart, 1992, ISBN 978-2070724789, p. 405
Carlo Vigarani - Teaterdekor för 3-e akten Alceste - NMH THC 607 - Nationalmuseum
Carlo Vigarani · Nationalmuseum
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1623
Carlo Vigarani was born on 1 January 1637.
1713
Carlo Vigarani died on 15 February 1713.
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