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{{Short description|Italian architect and engineer}}
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[[file:Trini4na.jpg|thumb|240px|Church of [[Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini, Naples|Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini]] in Naples.]]
{{expand Italian|Carlo Vanvitelli|date=August 2012}}
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'''Carlo Vanvitelli''' (1739 - 1821) was an Italian architect and engineer, who worked mainly in [[Naples]] and its area.


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[[File:Chiesa della SS Trinità dei Pellegrini (2009).jpg|thumb|250px|Church of [[Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini, Naples|Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini]] in Naples.]]
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He was the son of architect [[Luigi Vanvitelli]], and two of his brothers were also architects. Together with Pietro, he apprenticed under his father in the construction of [[Caserta Royal Palace]]. Both worked at the decoration in [[Piazza Dante (Naples)|Piazza Dante]] in Naples and at Villa Giulia. During the last years of his father's life, he resided in Caserta directing the works; when Luigi died (1773), Carlo Vanvitelli became direction of the construction.
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'''Carlo Vanvitelli''' (1739–1821) was an Italian architect and engineer, who worked mainly in [[Naples]] and its surrounding area.


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He was the son of architect [[Luigi Vanvitelli]], and two of his brothers were also architects. Together with Pietro, he apprenticed under his father in the construction of the [[Palace of Caserta]]. Both worked at the decoration in [[Piazza Dante (Naples)|Piazza Dante]] in Naples and at [[Villa Giulia (Naples)|Villa Giulia]]. During the last years of his father's life, he resided in Caserta directing the works; when Luigi died (1773), Carlo Vanvitelli became director of the construction.
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His other works include Palazzo Berio, Villa Reale, [[Palazzo Doria d'Angri]] and others.
[[File:Caserta-reggia-fresco.jpg|thumb|Reggia di Caserta]]
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His other works include Palazzo Berio, [[Villa Comunale|Villa Reale]], and [[Palazzo Doria d'Angri]].
[[File:Palazzo Berio (Facciata).jpg|thumb|Palazzo Berio]]

==Biography==
Charles and Peter had the same instruction, both worked in the yard of the Palace of Caserta and participated in the construction of the [[Aqueduct of Vanvitelli]] with Francesco and Pietro Bernasconi. In 1759 they collaborated with their father at the Foro Carolino. Their last collaboration was the Collecini for the relief of the Casino di San Nicandro in Barra.


==Sources==
==Sources==
*{{cite book|first=Salvatore |last=Costanzo|title= La Scuola del Vanvitelli. Dai primi collaboratori del Maestro all'opera dei suoi seguaci|publisher= Clean edizioni|location=Naples |year=2006}}
*{{cite book|first=Salvatore |last=Costanzo|title= La Scuola del Vanvitelli. Dai primi collaboratori del Maestro all'opera dei suoi seguaci|publisher= Clean edizioni|location=Naples |year=2006}}


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Latest revision as of 01:19, 4 June 2023

Church of Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini in Naples.

Carlo Vanvitelli (1739–1821) was an Italian architect and engineer, who worked mainly in Naples and its surrounding area.

He was the son of architect Luigi Vanvitelli, and two of his brothers were also architects. Together with Pietro, he apprenticed under his father in the construction of the Palace of Caserta. Both worked at the decoration in Piazza Dante in Naples and at Villa Giulia. During the last years of his father's life, he resided in Caserta directing the works; when Luigi died (1773), Carlo Vanvitelli became director of the construction.

Reggia di Caserta

His other works include Palazzo Berio, Villa Reale, and Palazzo Doria d'Angri.

Palazzo Berio

Biography[edit]

Charles and Peter had the same instruction, both worked in the yard of the Palace of Caserta and participated in the construction of the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli with Francesco and Pietro Bernasconi. In 1759 they collaborated with their father at the Foro Carolino. Their last collaboration was the Collecini for the relief of the Casino di San Nicandro in Barra.

Sources[edit]

  • Costanzo, Salvatore (2006). La Scuola del Vanvitelli. Dai primi collaboratori del Maestro all'opera dei suoi seguaci. Naples: Clean edizioni.
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