• Known as l'Argenta.
• He was a theatrical painter, artist, architect, engineer, and writer.
• Born in Argenta, he moved young to Ferrara.
• Beginning as an apprentice for art and the science of engineering.
• In 1571 Aleotti began to work under Alfonso II d'Este.
• With Alessandro Balbi he designed the façade of the University in 1610.
• He is known for his designs in Parma, including the Teatro Farnese (1618–1628) and, with the assistance of his pupil Giovanni Battista Magnani, the hexagonal church of Santa Maria del Quartiere (1604–1619).
• He translated of Hero of Alexandria's Pneumatics (Gli artifitiosi et curiosi moti spiritali), published in Ferrara by Baldini in 1589.
• The translation was very popular, being reprinted in 1647 at Bologna and in 1693 at Paris.
