Via Pellegrino Tibaldi
Via Pellegrino Tibaldi is located in the Bolognina district and is one of the streets that crosses this part of the city. The street is named after Pellegrino Tibaldi, a prominent Italian architect and painter. The exact date of its naming is unclear, but it follows the common practice of dedicating Bologna’s streets to historical and cultural figures of the city.
The works of Pellegrino Tibaldi:
Pellegrino Tibaldi (1527-1596)
Pellegrino Tibaldi was an important Italian architect and painter, born in 1527 in Puria di Valsolda (Como) and died in Milan in 1596. He was a key figure of Mannerism, active between Bologna, Rome, and Milan. In painting, he combined classicist—particularly Raphaelesque—motifs with the lessons of Michelangelo and Primaticcio, eventually developing a sophisticated personal style suited to both mythological and sacred subjects.
After his initial training in Bologna and Rome, he returned to Bologna at the invitation of Cardinal Poggi to decorate two rooms of his palace with scenes from the Storia di Ulisse (1552), as well as the family chapel in the church of San Giacomo Maggiore.
A pivotal moment in his career came through his connection with Cardinal Carlo Borromeo, whose patronage earned Tibaldi several prestigious commissions, including the Almo Collegio Borromeo in Pavia (1564), the courtyard of the Canonica degli Ordinari del Duomo in Milan (1565), and the church of San Fedele (1569), which became a model for Counter-Reformation churches in Lombardy.
Artist’s Panel
Via Pellegrino Tibaldi, Bologna
