Rocco Lurago Explained

Rocco Lurago (died 1590) was an Italian architect, active in Genoa in the 16th century.

He was born in Pelsopra, and moved to Genoa as a young man. He designed the Palazzo Doria-Tursi, adjacent to the Palazzo Bianco which now belongs to the city. He designed the Dominican monastery in Bosco Marengo for Pope Pius V. Francesco da Novi was his pupil.

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