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Pietro Righini

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Pietro Righini (2 August 1683 - 20 December 1742) was an Italian architect and scenic designer. Born in Parma, he was active as a scenic designer with both the Teatro Regio di Torino and the Teatro di San Carlo.[1] He painted the scenes to Bajazet and the Nino Drammi by Francesco Gambarini in 1719-1720.[2] Among his pupils is Vincenzo Dal Rè.[3]

References

  1. ^ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Pietro Righini". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
  2. ^ Gli artisti italiani e stranieri negli stati estensi catalogo storico ... By Giuseppe Campori, pages 378.
  3. ^ Architectural and Ornament Drawings: Juvarra, Vanvitelli, the Bibiena Family, by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), Mary L. Myers, page 41.