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Briosco, Andrea

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(called il Riccio), an Italian architect, was born at Padua, and flourished about 1500. His chief work was the grand Church of Santa Giustina. This work gained him a reputation. He was also a sculptor of some eminence, as there are some of his works in San Antonio, at Padua. See Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, s.v.; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Briosco, Andrea'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​b/briosco-andrea.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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