page_title: Mariano Smiriglio
hierarchical_section_title: Mariano Smiriglio
caption_attribution_description: English: Porta Felice in Palermo. Portal at the beginning of Corso Vittorio Emanuele facing the harbour. Deutsch: Porta Felice in Palermo. Portal eingangs der Corso Vittorio Emanuele zum Hafen hin.
context_page_description: Mariano Smiriglio was a Sicilian architect, painter and decorator, known as a protagonist of the Mannerist-Baroque era in Palermo.
  He started his career as a painter at the school of Filippo Paladini, then he worked as an architect. In 1602 Smiriglio became the official architect of the Senate of Palermo. In this capacity, he collaborated with Giulio Lasso for the construction of the Quattro Canti. He was the architect of other landmarks of Palermo: he designed the scenic Porta Felice, the Arsenal, fountains and several churches.
  Smiriglio died in 1636 and was buried in the Church of the Madonna del Soccorso.
context_section_description: Mariano Smiriglio (Palermo, 1561 – Palermo, 1636) was a Sicilian architect, painter and decorator, known as a protagonist of the Mannerist-Baroque era in Palermo.
  He started his career as a painter at the school of Filippo Paladini, then he worked as an architect. In 1602 Smiriglio became the official architect of the Senate of Palermo. In this capacity, he collaborated with Giulio Lasso for the construction of the Quattro Canti. He was the architect of other landmarks of Palermo: he designed the scenic Porta Felice, the Arsenal, fountains and several churches.
  Smiriglio died in 1636 and was buried in the Church of the Madonna del Soccorso.
caption: Porta Felice, Palermo.
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