Andrea Tirali (around 1660–1737) was an Italian architect working inVenice and theVeneto.[1] He was responsible for the intricate design of the pavement in thePiazza San Marco in Venice (from 1723).[2]
In theBasilica of Saints Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, he built the chapel of St Dominic (1700-20) and the elaborate tomb of theValierdoges (c. 1704–07). He designed the portico toVincenzo Scamozzi'sSan Nicolò di Tolentino (1706-14) and the facade of S. Vidal (c. 1725–35). Other works in Venice include the Ponte dei Tre Archi atCannaregio (1688), Scuola dell'Angelo Custode at Santi Apostoli (1713), Palazzo Priuli (later Manfrin Venier; 1724–31), the Palazzo Diedo (between 1710 and 1720) and the staircase ofCa' Sagredo (c. 1734).
He is the architect of the Villa Morosini (later Vendramin Calergi) atFiesso Umbertiano (from 1706) and possibly Villa Sceriman (later Widmann Foscari Rezzonico; 1719) atMira.
From 1700, he built the bell tower of San Martino inBurano. He also designed the church of SS. Trinità (1703-07) and the Palazzo Grassi (1703-14) inChioggia as well as the nearby Santuario of S.Maria di San Vito (1717-23) atPellestrina.
He died suddenly atMonselice in 1737 while building a new wing to Scamozzi'sVilla Duodo (completed in 1740).
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