Mario Gaetano Gioffredo, also called the ''Neapolitan
Vitruvius
Vitruvius (; c. 80–70 BC – after c. 15 BC) was a Roman architect and engineer during the 1st century BC, known for his multi-volume work entitled '' De architectura''. He originated the idea that all buildings should have three attribut ...
'' (14 May 1718 – 8 March 1785), was an
Italian
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architect, engineer, and engraver.
Biography
He was born and died in
Naples
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. He trained under
Martino Buonocore. He was active in a
Neoclassical style. He designed the
Palazzo Partanna in Naples. He also worked in designs for the Teatrino of the
Palazzo d'Afflitto (1748); the design of the
Palazzo Latilla (1754), and the
Palazzo Cavalcanti (1762). He designed the church of
Spirito Santo (1774), and the monasteries of Maria Maddalena and
Santa Caterina da Siena.
He wrote a treatise of architecture (1768). In 1783, he was named the Royal architect to the Neapolitan Court, but had become blind.
[Napoli-Signorelli; page 242.]
References
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1718 births
1785 deaths
18th-century Italian architects
Architects from Naples
Italian neoclassical architects
Engineers from Naples
Italian topographers