Luigi Vanvitelli Artist

Luigi Vanvitelli (Italian pronunciation: [luˈiːdʒi vanviˈtɛlːi], born Lodewijk van Wittel [ˈloːdəʋɛi̯k fɑn ˈʋɪtəl]; 12 May 1700 – 1 March 1773) was an Italian engineer and architect. The most prominent 18th-century architect of Italy, he practised a sober classicizing academic Late Baroque style that made an easy transition to Neoclassicism.

Personal facts

Luigi Vanvitelli
Birth dateMay 12, 1700
Birth place
Naples
Nationality
Italy
Date of deathMarch 01, 1773
Place of death
Caserta

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Artist

Field of work
Architecture
Movement
Baroque
Neoclassicism

Topical connections

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Luigi Vanvitelli on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15324coll10/id/35873/rec/50
  2. http://www.italycyberguide.com/Art/artistsarchite/vanvitelli.htm