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Francesco Laparelli
1521Apr, 5

Francesco Laparelli

Francesco Laparelli, Italian architect (d. 1570)
Francesco Laparelli da Cortona (5 April 1521 – 20 October 1570) was an Italian architect. He was an assistant of Michelangelo, and later was sent by the Pope to supervise the construction of Valletta in Malta.

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