GALLI BIBIENA, Ferdinando

Italian scenic artist, part of the Galli da Bibiena family, son of Giovanni Maria Galli Bibiena. He studied painting under Carlo Cignani, architecture under Giulio Troili (called Paradosso) (c. 1613-after 1683), and scene design under Giacomo Torelli (c. 1604-1678).

In the early 1680s Ferdinando became the chief painter and architect of Ranuccio Farnese II, 6th Duke of Parma and Piacenza; he stayed at the ducal courts of Parma and Piacenza for nearly 30 years. In 1708-1712 he was active in Barcelona; in 1712-1716 in Vienna.