Petrok Maly
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Petrok Maly, also known as Petrok Maly Fryazin (Russian: Петрок Малый Фрязин, lit. Peter Junior) (? - c. 1539), was an Italian architect, who arrived in Moscow together with the envoys of Pope Clement VII in 1528.
He was likely born Pietro Annibale in Italy, and worked as an architect by the
Muscovy, and he traveled there with the Pope's support.[1]
His work in Russia includes the 1532 construction of the Ascension Church in
Kitai-gorod wall, the construction of which would be finished in 1538. The 2.6-km wall originally featured 12 towers and four gates.[2][self-published source
]
In 1539 turmoil at the royal court after the death of Elena Glinskaya led Maly to flee to Livonia, where he told his story to the Bishop of Dorpat (Tartu).[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-300-10912-2.
- ISBN 978-1-326-55408-8.