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Sanmicheli

American  
[sahn-mee-ke-lee] / ˌsɑn miˈkɛ li /

noun

  1. Michele 1484–1559, Italian architect and military engineer.


Sanmicheli British  
/ sanmiˈkɛːli /

noun

  1. Michele (miˈkɛːle). ?1484–1559, Italian mannerist architect

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Verona is connected with two great names in the history of Italian architecture, Fr� Giaconda, the monk who in the early days of Renaissance was supreme in the north, and Sanmicheli.

From Cathedral Cities of Italy by Collins, William Wiehe

Another fine monument, by the architect Sanmicheli, to two brothers who rejoiced in the surname of Verità encrusts the front of the church of Sta.

From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 by Various

Sanmicheli, a military engineer, as well as a builder of palaces, came from Verona to work in Venice.

From A Short History of Italy (476-1900) by Sedgwick, Henry Dwight

Encircling the high altar is a colonnade screen, which though beautiful in itself and designed by Sanmicheli, is sadly out of place.

From Cathedral Cities of Italy by Collins, William Wiehe

In another chapel are the tombs of Gattamelata and his son; these and two monuments designed by Sanmicheli on two of the piers of the nave are the best in the church.

From Cathedral Cities of Italy by Collins, William Wiehe

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