Dionisio Lazzari (17 October 1617 – 9 August 1689) was an Italian

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and

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. He was born in Naples in 1617, the son of Jacopo Lazzari and Caterina Papini. Jacopo was born in Florence, and his and Dionisio's work shows Tuscan influences. In Dionisio, these are combined with the style of the Neapolitan baroque, as exemplified by

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. One of Lazzari's pupils was Arcangelo Guglielmelli. His characteristic work was in marble inlaid with different coloured precious stones, often in abstract designs, though he also produced naturalistic works of vases, flowers and

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Main works

Most of the works of Dionisio Lazzari are found in Naples: *1642: Firrao chapel,

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*1654 (design): Church and Convent of the Girolamini *1662: Façade of

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(later redone by

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) *1646 (onwards): Multiple chapels and decorations of

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*1674 - 1691: Altar of San Teresa church *

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