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Biagio Rossetti, (circa 1447 - 1516), was an Italian
architect and
urbanist from Ferrara. A military engineer since 1483, and the
ducal arhictect of Ercole d'Este I, in 1492 Rossetti was assigned
the project of enlarging the city of Ferrara.
Rossetti is considered the first architect in the history of
urbanistics to make use of the advantages of the modern methods:
balancing the humanistic principles in architecture, the real needs
of the city, and local traditions. Beginning in 1495, he projected
and directed construction of the defense walls around the city.
After Ercole's death in 1505, Rossetti served the Cardinal Ippolito
d'Este, in which role he was responsible for the creation of many
notable palazzi and churches.
