births
September 1, 1608
Giacomo Torelli, Italian stage designer, engineer, and architect (died 1678)

Giacomo Torelli
Giacomo Torelli was an Italian stage designer, scenery painter, engineer, and architect. His work in stage design, particularly his designs of machinery for creating spectacular scenery changes and other special effects, was extensively engraved and hence survives as the most complete record of mid-seventeenth-century set design.