BAROCCHIO, or BAROZZI, Giacomo da Vignola, a celebrated architect, born at Vignola, in the Modenese territory, in 1507. He succeeded Michael Angelo as the architect of St Peter's, and executed various portions of that fabric, besides a variety of works in Rome and other parts of Italy. He is the author of an excellent work on the Five Orders of Architecture. His character as a man was worthy of his genius; for to his extensive acquirements and exquisite taste was superadded an amenity of manners and disposition, and a noble generosity, that won the affection and admiration of all who knew him. Da Vignola died in 1573, at the age of sixty-six.