Pallata Tower, Brescia
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The Pallata Tower, known simply as the Pallata or Torre della Pallata, is a 32-metre-high 13th-century tower located on Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi in the center of Brescia, region of Lombardy, Italy.
Reliefs of bust of Saint and human face with flower and date MCCLII (A.D. 1253) on the northern facade of the tower.
Monumental fountain at the western bottom of the tower.
Brescia Pallata by Stefano Bolognini
Piermaria Bagnadore
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Piermaria Bagnadore, also called Pietro Maria Bagnatori, was an Italian painter, sculptor, and architect of the late-Renaissance period.
Pallata Tower, Brescia
…In 1597, the west side of the tower had the addition of a fountain, built in Mannerist style. The fountain was based on a design and iconography by Pier Maria Bagnadore and built by the architect Antonio Carra, and the statuary was completed by the sculptor Valentino Bonesini. The fountain has four allegoric statues…
Nativity by Pier Maria Bagnadorein the Santo Corpo di Cristo Monastery church in Brescia
Pier Maria Bagnadore design, Fountain della Pallata Tower, detail of allegory of the city of Brescia with arms and cornucopia, 1596.