Ferdinando Galli da Bibbiena

Ferdinando Galli Bibiena or Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena (18 August 1657 – 3 January 1743), also Ferdinando Galli da Bibiena or Bibbiena, was an Italian Baroque-era architect, designer, and painter.

Bibiena was born on 18 August 1657 at Bologna. He was the son of painter Giovanni Maria Galli (1625–1665), and he studied painting under Carlo Cignani and architecture under Giulio Trogli, called il Paradosso. On recommendation of Cignani, Bibliena entered into the service of the duke of Parma, and he also worked for the Farnese dynasty at Piacenza during those 30 years. His main work during this period was the garden and villa of Colorno, but he soon earned a reputation for his scenic designs and began working for the theatre.

In 1708, Bibiena was called to Barcelona to organize the decorations in connection with the wedding festivities of the future Holy Roman emperor Charles VI. When this prince became the Emperor, Bibliena traveled to Vienna, where he worked on designs of scenery and decorations for court festivities and opera performances. In his decorations for the theatre and festivities, Bibliena replaced the central (vertical) axis with a diagonal axis, introducing an angular perspective along the diagonal.

In the competition to select a design for the construction of the St. Charles´ church (Karlskirche) in Vienna, Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach was chosen over Bibliena as the architect. He returned to Bologna in 1716, where in 1717, he was elected as a member of the Clementine Academy.

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