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[[File:Malta - Valletta - Xatt Lascaris - Customs House 04 ies.jpg|thumb|The [[Customs House (Valletta)|Customs House]] in [[Valletta]], [[Malta]]]] |
[[File:Malta - Valletta - Xatt Lascaris - Customs House 04 ies.jpg|thumb|The [[Customs House (Valletta)|Customs House]] in [[Valletta]], [[Malta]]]] |
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'''Giuseppe Bonici''' (1707–1779) was a [[Maltese people|Maltese]] architect and military engineer. He held the post of ''Capomastro delle Opere della Religione'' and was the principal architect of the [[Knights Hospitaller|Order of St. John]] from 1761 until his death. He designed several notable buildings; his masterpiece was the [[Customs House (Valletta)|Customs House in Valletta]]. |
'''Giuseppe Bonici ''' (1707–1779) was a [[Maltese people|Maltese]] architect<ref name="gaul">{{cite book|last=Gaul|first=Simon|title=Malta, Gozo and Comino|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fevix8jSqg0C&q=%22castellania+Valletta%22&pg=PA325|publisher=New Holland publishers|date=2007|page=325|isbn=9781860113659}}</ref> and military engineer. He held the post of ''Capomastro delle Opere della Religione'' and was the principal architect of the [[Knights Hospitaller|Order of St. John]] from 1761 until his death. He designed several notable buildings; his masterpiece was the [[Customs House (Valletta)|Customs House in Valletta]]. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Bonici began drawing architectural plans at a young age, and he was apprenticed to the Maltese architect [[Giovanni Barbara]] and later the French military engineer [[René Jacob de Tigné]]. He made plans for the [[St. Publius Parish Church]] in [[Floriana]] in 1734, which solidified his fame as a master of religious architecture. His masterpiece is the Customs House in [[Valletta]], which he designed in 1774.<ref name="dictionary">{{cite book|last1=Schiavone|first1=Michael J.|title=Dictionary of Maltese Biographies Vol. 1 A-F|date=2009|publisher=Pubblikazzjonijiet Indipendenza|location=[[Pietà, Malta|Pietà]]|isbn=9789993291329|page=237}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090312/opinion/one-world-protecting-the-most-significant-buildings-monuments-and.248419 |title=One World - Protecting the most significant buildings, monuments and features of Valletta - The Old Customs House and statue of St Publius|newspaper=Times of Malta|date=2 March 2009 |author=<!--not stated-->|accessdate= 2 August 2016}}</ref> Bonici mainly designed buildings in the [[Maltese Baroque architecture|Baroque style]], even when the style was being superseded by [[neoclassical architecture]] in the rest of Europe.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bugeja|first1=Lino|title=Valletta – vibrant city of many styles|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20150104/business-news/Valletta-vibrant-city-of-many-styles.550626|work=[[Times of Malta]]|date=4 January 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060745/http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20150104/business-news/Valletta-vibrant-city-of-many-styles.550626| |
Bonici began drawing architectural plans at a young age, and he was apprenticed to the Maltese architect [[Giovanni Barbara]] and later the French military engineer [[René Jacob de Tigné]]. He made plans for the [[St. Publius Parish Church]] in [[Floriana]] in 1734, which solidified his fame as a master of religious architecture. His masterpiece is the Customs House in [[Valletta]], which he designed in 1774.<ref name="dictionary">{{cite book|last1=Schiavone|first1=Michael J.|title=Dictionary of Maltese Biographies Vol. 1 A-F|date=2009|publisher=Pubblikazzjonijiet Indipendenza|location=[[Pietà, Malta|Pietà]]|isbn=9789993291329|page=237}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090312/opinion/one-world-protecting-the-most-significant-buildings-monuments-and.248419 |title=One World - Protecting the most significant buildings, monuments and features of Valletta - The Old Customs House and statue of St Publius|newspaper=Times of Malta|date=2 March 2009 |author=<!--not stated-->|accessdate= 2 August 2016}}</ref> Bonici mainly designed buildings in the [[Maltese Baroque architecture|Baroque style]], even when the style was being superseded by [[neoclassical architecture]] in the rest of Europe.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bugeja|first1=Lino|title=Valletta – vibrant city of many styles|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20150104/business-news/Valletta-vibrant-city-of-many-styles.550626|work=[[Times of Malta]]|date=4 January 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060745/http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20150104/business-news/Valletta-vibrant-city-of-many-styles.550626|url-status=live|archivedate=4 March 2016}}</ref> |
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Bonici held a number of positions throughout his career, including a substitute engineer at the ''Commissari Domorum'', an examiner of those aspiring to be land surveyors, and ''Capomastro delle Fortificazioni della Fondazione Cotoner''. Most notably, he held the post of ''Capomastro delle Opere della Religione'', being the principal architect of the [[Knights Hospitaller|Order of St. John]], from 1761 to his death in 1779. |
Bonici held a number of positions throughout his career, including a substitute engineer at the ''Commissari Domorum'', an examiner of those aspiring to be land surveyors, and ''Capomastro delle Fortificazioni della Fondazione Cotoner''. Most notably, he held the post of ''Capomastro delle Opere della Religione'', being the principal architect of the [[Knights Hospitaller|Order of St. John]], from 1761 to his death in 1779. Bonnici was also a member of the [[Monte della Redenzione degli Schiavi]] and a [[Donat of the Order of Saint John|donat]] of the Order.<ref name="dictionary"/> |
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==List of buildings attributed to |
==List of buildings attributed to Bonnici== |
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[[File:Malta - Valletta - Triq ir-Repubblika - Sanctae Barbarae Dicatum 01 ies.jpg|thumb|[[Church of St Barbara, Valletta|Church of St. Barbara]] in Valletta]] |
[[File:Malta - Valletta - Triq ir-Repubblika - Sanctae Barbarae Dicatum 01 ies.jpg|thumb|[[Church of St Barbara, Valletta|Church of St. Barbara]] in Valletta]] |
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The following buildings are known to have been designed by Bonnici or are attributed to him:<ref name="gaul"/><ref name="dictionary"/><ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofwo09myer|url-access=registration|quote=jean pratt Valletta and its architecture.|title=Encyclopedia of world art|first=Bernard Samuel|last=Myers|date=August 4, 1959|publisher=McGraw-Hill|via=Internet Archive}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G7dIAQAAIAAJ&q=jean+pratt+Valletta+and+its+architecture|title=Medieval and Early Renaissance Architecture in Malta|first=J. B. Ward|last=Perkins|date=August 4, 1942|publisher=The University Press|via=Google Books}}</ref> |
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The following buildings are known to have been designed by Bonici or are attributed to him:<ref name="dictionary"/> |
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*[[Collegiate Church of the Immaculate Conception, Bormla|Church of the Immaculate Conception]], [[Cospicua]] (1730) – attributed |
*[[Collegiate Church of the Immaculate Conception, Bormla|Church of the Immaculate Conception]], [[Cospicua]] (1730) – attributed |
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*[[St. Publius Parish Church]], [[Floriana]] (1734) – nave only, with other architects |
*[[St. Publius Parish Church]], [[Floriana]] (1734) – nave only, with other architects |
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*[[Church of St Barbara, Valletta|Church of St. Barbara]], Valletta (1737) |
*[[Church of St Barbara, Valletta|Church of St. Barbara]], Valletta (1737) |
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*[[Castellania (Valletta)|Castellania]], Valletta (1758–60) – built to designs of [[Francesco Zerafa]] |
*[[Castellania (Valletta)|Castellania]], Valletta (1758–60) – built to designs of [[Francesco Zerafa]] |
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*[[Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul, Nadur|Basilica of St. Peter & St. Paul]], [[Nadur]] (1760) – attributed |
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*Church of St. Bartholomew, [[Tarxien]] (1764) – attributed |
*Church of St. Bartholomew, [[Tarxien]] (1764) – attributed |
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*[[St Augustine Church (Malta)|Church of St. Augustine]], Valletta (1765) – completed by [[Antonio Cachia]] |
*[[St Augustine Church (Malta)|Church of St. Augustine]], Valletta (1765) – completed by [[Antonio Cachia]] |
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*Customs House, Valletta (1774) |
*Customs House, Valletta (1774) |
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*The fountains at St George Square/Palace Square in Valletta.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Muscat|first=Joseph|date=June 2012|journal=The Journal of the University of Malta-Gozo Campus (UGC)|issue=26|page=27|title=The Monumental Church of Nadur|url=https://www.um.edu.mt/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/162098/Gozo_Observer_26_Final_sml.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110221156/https://www.um.edu.mt/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/162098/Gozo_Observer_26_Final_sml.pdf|archivedate=10 January 2017|publisher=Gozo Observer: UGC Publications}}</ref> |
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==Further reading== |
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*[http://melitensiawth.com/incoming/Index/Proceedings%20of%20History%20Week/PHW%201982/01s.pdf Art and architecture in Malta in the early nineteenth century] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011202615/http://melitensiawth.com/incoming/Index/Proceedings%20of%20History%20Week/PHW%201982/01s.pdf |date=2016-10-11 }}. pp. 4–6. |
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*[http://www.freewebs.com/storja/varatitulari.htm More works and information] |
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*[https://www.academia.edu/20042638/Representation_of_architects_and_building_projects_in_seicento_and_settecento_local_art_Malta Representation of architects and building projects in seicento and settecento local art, Malta] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Maltese military engineers]] |
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[[Category:Baroque architects]] |
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[[Category:Architects of Roman Catholic churches]] |
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Latest revision as of 17:11, 20 September 2023
Giuseppe Bonici (1707–1779) was a Maltese architect[1] and military engineer. He held the post of Capomastro delle Opere della Religione and was the principal architect of the Order of St. John from 1761 until his death. He designed several notable buildings; his masterpiece was the Customs House in Valletta.
Biography[edit]
Bonici began drawing architectural plans at a young age, and he was apprenticed to the Maltese architect Giovanni Barbara and later the French military engineer René Jacob de Tigné. He made plans for the St. Publius Parish Church in Floriana in 1734, which solidified his fame as a master of religious architecture. His masterpiece is the Customs House in Valletta, which he designed in 1774.[2][3] Bonici mainly designed buildings in the Baroque style, even when the style was being superseded by neoclassical architecture in the rest of Europe.[4]
Bonici held a number of positions throughout his career, including a substitute engineer at the Commissari Domorum, an examiner of those aspiring to be land surveyors, and Capomastro delle Fortificazioni della Fondazione Cotoner. Most notably, he held the post of Capomastro delle Opere della Religione, being the principal architect of the Order of St. John, from 1761 to his death in 1779. Bonnici was also a member of the Monte della Redenzione degli Schiavi and a donat of the Order.[2]
List of buildings attributed to Bonnici[edit]
The following buildings are known to have been designed by Bonnici or are attributed to him:[1][2][5][6]
- Church of the Immaculate Conception, Cospicua (1730) – attributed
- St. Publius Parish Church, Floriana (1734) – nave only, with other architects
- Church of St. Barbara, Valletta (1737)
- Castellania, Valletta (1758–60) – built to designs of Francesco Zerafa
- Basilica of St. Peter & St. Paul, Nadur (1760) – attributed
- Church of St. Bartholomew, Tarxien (1764) – attributed
- Church of St. Augustine, Valletta (1765) – completed by Antonio Cachia
- Customs House, Valletta (1774)
- The fountains at St George Square/Palace Square in Valletta.[7]
Further reading[edit]
- Art and architecture in Malta in the early nineteenth century Archived 2016-10-11 at the Wayback Machine. pp. 4–6.
- More works and information
- Representation of architects and building projects in seicento and settecento local art, Malta
References[edit]
- ^ a b Gaul, Simon (2007). Malta, Gozo and Comino. New Holland publishers. p. 325. ISBN 9781860113659.
- ^ a b c Schiavone, Michael J. (2009). Dictionary of Maltese Biographies Vol. 1 A-F. Pietà: Pubblikazzjonijiet Indipendenza. p. 237. ISBN 9789993291329.
- ^ "One World - Protecting the most significant buildings, monuments and features of Valletta - The Old Customs House and statue of St Publius". Times of Malta. 2 March 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ Bugeja, Lino (4 January 2015). "Valletta – vibrant city of many styles". Times of Malta. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ Myers, Bernard Samuel (August 4, 1959). Encyclopedia of world art. McGraw-Hill – via Internet Archive.
jean pratt Valletta and its architecture.
- ^ Perkins, J. B. Ward (August 4, 1942). "Medieval and Early Renaissance Architecture in Malta". The University Press – via Google Books.
- ^ Muscat, Joseph (June 2012). "The Monumental Church of Nadur" (PDF). The Journal of the University of Malta-Gozo Campus (UGC) (26). Gozo Observer: UGC Publications: 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 January 2017.