Ambrogio Frangiolli (Milan, 1798–1870) was an Italian decorator, architect and painter.

Ambrogio Frangiolli
Born(1798-04-12)12 April 1798
Died21 December 1870(1870-12-21) (aged 72)
Occupationarchitect

He studied in Rome and Turin. After winning an architecture contest in the Accademia Albertina, he moved to Rome in 1829, where he studied further in descriptive geometry. In 1833, he returned to Turin and became professor of the Accademia Albertina.

He created his own Scuola di Decorazione (English: School of Decoration) and designed the interiors of numerous famous residences in Rome, Turin, Vienna and Milan.

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  • Ferrario, Giulio (1837). Aggiunte all'opera Il costume antico e moderno di tutti i popoli, cogli analoghi disegni (Enlarged and updated from the earlier edition published in Milan (1831–1834) under the title Aggiunte e rettificazioni all'opera Il costume antico e moderno ed.). Firenze: V. Batelli. OCLC 5727536
  • E. Clive Rouse (1968). Discovering Wall Paintings. Guildhall: Shire Publications.