Antonio Abbondi generally known as Scarpagnino (died 1549) was an Italian

Italy

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 architect of the Renaissance

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 period, active mainly in Venice

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Born at Grosio

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, in Valtellina

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. In 1505, he became the superintendent of reconstruction for the Fondaco dei Tedeschi

Fondaco dei Tedeschi

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 in Venice

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; three years later he was named Proveditore del Sale ("salt curator") of the city.

After a fire destroyed many buildings in the Rialto

Rialto

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 on January 10, 1514, he played a role in the reconstruction, competing with Alessandro Leopardi, Giovanni Celeste, and Fra Giovanni Giocondo. Abbondi's designs for the Fabbriche Antiche were accepted, and the construction was completed by 1522, including the newly created Palazzo dei Dieci Savi

Palazzo dei Dieci Savi

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. Also rebuilt was the church of San Giovanni Elemosinario

San Giovanni Elemosinario

San Giovanni Elemosinario is a church of Venice, northern Italy, dedicated to Saint John the Almsgiver.This church was founded in 1071, and was completely destroyed by the disastrous Rialto fire in 1514. The church was rebuilt by Antonio Abbondi called Scarpagnino. The painter Antonio Vassilacchi...

. On October 6, 1527, he was named the proto-maestro for the Scuola di San Rocco, and designed the upper story.