Gabriele Valvassori (21 August 1683 – 7 April 1761) was an Italian architect of the late- Baroque period, mainly active in his native city of

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. In 1711–1717, he helped design the small church of San Giuseppe alle Fornaci near Foligno and as an assistant to

Filippo Barigioni Filippo Barigioni (1690–1753) was an Italian sculptor and architect working in the Late Baroque tradition. Bariogioni was born in Rome. His career was spent largely on papal commissions, including aqueducts and fountains, in and around Rome. ...

, he helped the enlargement of the facilities at the thermal baths of Nocera Umbra . In Rome, he was patronized by the Pamphilj family, helping design the main altar (1720) in the church of

Sant'Agnese in Agone Sant'Agnese in Agone (also called Sant'Agnese in Piazza Navona) is a 17th-century Baroque church in Rome, Italy. It faces onto the Piazza Navona, one of the main urban spaces in the historic centre of the city and the site where the Early Christi ...

, which stands adjacent to the original family palace in Rome. In the 1730s, he helped in the designs of the Palazzo Doria-Pamphili. The complex we see today had expanded laterally from the palace at the site once owned by the

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and

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families. Initial designs by

Carlo Maderno Carlo Maderno (Maderna) (1556 – 30 January 1629) was an Italian architect, born in today's Ticino, who is remembered as one of the fathers of Baroque architecture. His façades of Santa Susanna, St. Peter's Basilica and Sant'Andrea della Vall ...

, were amplified by Antonio del Grande and added to by

Carlo Fontana Carlo Fontana (1634 or 1638–1714) was an Italian architect originating from today's Canton Ticino, who was in part responsible for the classicizing direction taken by Late Baroque Roman architecture. Biography There seems to be no proof tha ...

(including chapel) and Francesco Nicoletti. Valvassori is responsible for the massive façade on the

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. For the Archiconfraternity of Padri Bergamaschi, from 1729 to 1735, he helped develop their property on

Piazza Colonna Piazza Colonna is a piazza at the center of the Rione of Colonna in the historic heart of Rome, Italy. It is named for the marble Column of Marcus Aurelius, which has stood there since AD 193. The bronze statue of Saint Paul that crowns the col ...

, which included the Cerasoli College. He aided in the restoration and remodeling of the Dominican church of

Santi Quirico e Giulitta The Roman Catholic titular church of Santi Quirico e Giulitta (Saints Quiricus and Julietta) in Rome is named after a son and mother who were martyred in 304 AD in Tarsus. The church is located in central Rome behind the Forum of Augustus. The add ...

, in Rome. He designed the façade of

Santa Maria dell'Orto Santa Maria dell'Orto is a church in the Rione of Trastevere in Rome (Italy). It is the national church of Japan in Rome. History The church is set in the middle of the area that has been called the ''Prata Mucia'' ("Fields of Mucius") sinc ...

. In 1737, he became a member of the

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and professor in 1758. He became a regent of the

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Works

*Church of San Giuseppe alle Fornaci, Foligno (1715–1718) *Main Altar of

, Rome (1720) *Minor contributions to

Villa Aldobrandini The Villa Aldobrandini is a villa in Frascati, Italy. It is still owned and lived in by the Aldobrandini family, and known as Belvedere for its location overlooking the valley toward the city of Rome. It is the only grand Pope, Papal garden not o ...

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(1723–1729) *Cerasoli College,(still part of the

Pontifical Roman Seminary , type = Major seminary , established = , founder = Pope Pius IV , parent = Diocese of Rome , religious_affiliation = Catholic Church , rector = Gabriele Fara ...

, Rome (1729–1735) * Palazzo Doria-Pamphili, Rome (1730–1735, façade, courtyard, gardens, and hall of mirrors) * Santa Maria della Luce (Roma), Rome (1730, restoration) *

, Rome (1750, Chapel of St. John the Baptist) *Church of

, Rome (1750–1753, restoration, sacristy)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Valvassori, Giuseppe 1683 births 1781 deaths 18th-century Italian architects Architects from Rome Italian Baroque architects