Lionello Puppi (1931–2018)

Lionello Puppi, art historian, dealt with historical issues of the figurative arts, architecture, the city, garden and landscape in Italy and in Europe from the 14th to the 20th century, also tackling methodological, iconographic and iconological issues of historical and artistic discipline, and expanding his field of interest to include architecture, town planning and the visual arts in Latin America between the 18th and the 20th century. His bibliography includes over one thousand titles of books and essays published on the main international scientific magazines. His works include many books on Palladio, Sanmicheli, Canaletto, Codussi, El Greco, Niemeyer, on iconological issues and critical editions involving the history of artistic techniques, collecting, museology and historiography.

He was professor of History of Architecture and Town Planning at the University of Padua and of History of Modern Art and Art History Methodology at the University of Venice.