Curated category
Renaissance architects
- Pierre LescotPierre Lescot was born in Paris during the early 1500s. He did not emerge from a family of masons or builders with practical experience.
- Jacques I Androuet du CerceauJacques I Androuet du Cerceau entered the world in Paris during 1510. He grew up within a family that would eventually dominate French decorative arts for…
- Juan Bautista de ToledoJuan Bautista de Toledo died on the 19th of May 1567 in Madrid. He was buried in the choir of the primitive Convento de Santo Tomás, Iglesia de la Santa Cruz.
- Juan de HerreraJuan de Herrera began his architectural career in 1561 with the Royal Palace of Aranjuez. He was born in 1530 and died on the 15th of January 1597.
- Philibert de l'OrmePhilibert de l'Orme arrived in the world between the 3rd and the 9th of June 1514 within the bustling city of Lyon. His father Jehan de L'Orme operated as a…