Anselmo Lurago
Anselmo Martino Lurago (baptized January 9, 1701 in Como , † November 29, 1765 in Prague ) was an Italian builder.
Life
He comes from a family of builders from the upper village of Pellio Intelvi near Como. His teacher was Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer , a master builder in Prague , whose daughter he later married. Lurago completed some of the buildings that Dientzenhofer had begun or designed. The construction of the Palais Czernin and the facade towers of the Church of the Assumption of Mary are significant. In addition, he is considered a builder for smaller church buildings in Bohemia .
Works (selection)
- Holy Cross Chapel on the Hradschin and buildings in Hradschinvorstadt
- Church of the Assumption
- Strahov Monastery
- Palais Czernin
- Goltz-Kinsky Palace
- Sylva-Taroucca Palace
- Bell tower of the Saint Nicholas Church in Prague
- Saint Clement Church in Clementinum
- Caretto-Millessimo Palace
- Interiors of the castle chapel in Hořín
- Church of St. John the Baptist in Osov
- Church of St. Wenceslaus in Veliš
- Church of St. Wenceslaus in Vysoká (Mělník District)
- Church of St. Lawrence in Jezvá
literature
- Jane Turner: The Dictionary of Art. New York, Grove / Macmillan, London 1996.
Web links
- The Lutago family on treccani.it/enciclopedia/
- Anselmo Lurago Architect (English) on kralovskacesta.cz/en/texts/creators/
- Anselmo Lurago on digital-guide.cz/de/realie/architekten/
- Anselmo Lurago architect in Prague on prague.eu/de/objekt/orte/175/
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lurago, Anselmo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lurago, Anselmo Martino |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian builder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | baptized January 9, 1701 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Como , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 29, 1765 |
| Place of death | Prague |