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ARCHITECTS AND LANDSCAPE- 
CASTELLO (GIOVANNI BATTISTA) 
CALLED IL BERGAMASCO 
1509-1579 
Giovanni Castello of Bergamo was a pupil of Alessi’s and distin- 
guished himself in fresco-painting and sculpture. In Genoa he re- 
modelled the Palazzo Pallavicini (now Cataldi) and built the Palazzo 
Imperiali. Soprani (“ Vite de’ Pittori, Scultori ed Architetti Geno- 
vesi ”) says that II Bergamasco was court-architect to Philip II of 
Spain and worked on the Escorial. Bryan, in his Dictionary of 
Painters and Engravers, states that II Bergamasco was employed on 
the Prado by Charles V, while his son worked for Philip II. 
CRIVELLI 
XVII Century 
This landscape-gardener worked with Carlo Castelli on the grounds 
of the Isola Bella, near Como. 
FERRI (ANTONIO) 
XVII Century 
Ferri, a Florentine architect, built the Villa Corsini near Florence, and 
remodelled the Palazzo Corsini on the Lungarno. 
FONTANA (CARLO) 
1634-1714 
Fontana, one of the most versatile and accomplished architects of his 
day, was born at Bruciato, near Milan. He was called to Rome as 
architect of St. Peter’s, and collaborated with Bernini on several 
occasions. In Rome he built the palace of Monte Citorio, the fagade 
of San Marcello, and the Palazzo Torlonia. As a villa-architect his 
most famous creation is the Garden Palace of Prince Liechtenstein in 
Vienna. He built the palace on the Isola Bella, and the Villa Chigi, 
at Cetinale, near Siena, is also attributed to him. He was the author 
of works on the Vatican and on the antiquities of Rome. 
FONTANA (GIOVANNI) 
1546-1614 
Giovanni Fontana, of Melide, near Lugano, excelled in everything 
relating to hydraulic work. At the Villa Borghese in Rome, and 
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