Andrea Tirali


Andrea Tirali was an Italian architect working in Venice and the Veneto. He was responsible for the intricate design of the pavement in the Piazza San Marco in Venice.
In the Basilica of Saints Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, he built the chapel of St Dominic and the elaborate tomb of the Valier doges. He designed the portico to Vincenzo Scamozzi's San Nicolò di Tolentino and the facade of S. Vidal. Other works in Venice include the Ponte dei Tre Archi at Cannaregio, Scuola dell'Angelo Custode at Santi Apostoli, Palazzo Priuli, the Palazzo Diedo and the staircase of Ca' Sagredo.
He is the architect of the Villa Morosini at Fiesso Umbertiano and possibly Villa Sceriman at Mira.
From 1700, he built the bell tower of San Martino in Burano.
He also designed the church of SS. Trinità and the Palazzo Grassi in Chioggia as well as the nearby Santuario of S.Maria di San Vito at Pellestrina.
He died suddenly at Monselice in 1737 while building a new wing to Scamozzi's Villa Duodo.