Pier Francesco Silvani

Pier Francesco Silvani

Pier Francesco Silvani (1620-1685) was an Italian architect and designer, active during the Baroque period, in Florence and other sites in Tuscany.

He is the son of the architect Gherardo Silvani. Pier Francesco worked on San Gaetano and in the refurbishment of San Marco in Florence, as well as in collaboration with Giovanni Battista Foggini, the aisle and high altar for the Church of San Stefano dei Cavalieri in Pisa. He also added Baroque touches to Bernardo Buontalenti's garden behind the Palazzo Corsini in Florence.

References

*Filippo Baldinucci, "Notizie de' Professori del Disegno, Da Cimabue in qua, Secolo V. dal 1610. al 1670. Distinto in Decennali" ("Notice of the Professors of Design, from Cimabue to now, from 1610-1670"), p 528.


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