, a Milanese count, the son of Horace Archinto and Leonora Tousa,
, a Milanese count, the son of
Horace Archinto and Leonora Tousa, was born about the
end of the sixteenth century. He was employed in several political offices, and received from Philip III. king of
Spain, the title of count de Barata. He died June 15,
1656. Much of his time had been devoted to the study of
the antiquities of his country, and he formed a large collection of antiques, of which he published descriptions.
His principal works are, 1. “Epilogati racconti delle
aniichita, c nobilta dell a famiglia Archinti, &c. Aggiunlavi
una breve expositione degli antichi marmi, che ne' palagi
di questa famiglia si leggono,
” Milan, 1648, fol. 2. “Collectanea antiquitatum in ejus domo,
” fol. without date or
place, and so rare as to be unknown to Argellati, who
takes no notice of it in his library of Milanese writers; but
it is frequently mentioned by Muratori.