Pietro Perti
Giovanni Pietro Perti or Peretti (1648 – 1714) was an Italian Baroque sculptor and architect, regarded as one of the leading European sculptors on the verge of the 18th century. He has been an elder of Šnipiškės and Antakalnis suburbs governed by Sapiehas.[1]
Living in
Jan Kazimierz Sapieha the Younger
from 1689 until 1701
During his career Perti has designed, constructed and decorated some of most prominent Lithuanian Baroque monuments in Vilnius:
Chapel of St. Casimir in Vilnius Cathedral (1686–88). Perti has also participated in the decoration of the Pažaislis Monastery ensemble in Kaunas, together with Joan Merli and Michelangelo Palloni
whose daughter Maria Magdalena he was married to.
References
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2006.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Šv. apaštalų Petro ir Pauliaus bažnyčia Archived 5 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Vilniaus (Antakalnio) buvęs trinitorių vienuolynas ir Viešpaties Jėzaus bažnyčia
Sources
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- Drėma, V. (1991). Dingęs Vilnius (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Vaga. ISBN 5-415-00366-5.
