Carlo Murena

Carlo Murena , also called Morena (born  July 16, 1713 in Collalto Sabino , †  May 7, 1764 in Rome ) was an Italian architect.

Life and education

Basilica of Sant'Agostino - sacristy

Loreto Basilica - Campanile

Originally Murena studied the beautiful sciences, philosophy and law, he became a student of the architect Nicola Salvi in Rome . As early as 1730, on the recommendation of Cardinal Francesco Barberini , he came into contact with the architect Luigi Vanvitelli , who at that time was building the hospital in Ancona. Murena was his permanent collaborator from 1737. His teacher entrusted him with looking after several buildings and went to Naples himself. It was first mentioned in 1740 on the construction site of the Montemorcino monastery in Perugia. He also made a drawing for the tabernacle of the Olivetan Church in Terni. Another building he was entrusted with was the church of the nuns of St. Trinita in Foligno. His work received recognition and he was called to Rome to build the Zampaj Chapel in St. Antonio de Portoghesi. From around 1751 he was largely responsible for Vanvitelli as chief architect on the construction sites. He became a member of the Accademia di San Luca in 1759. After his death in 1764 Murena was buried in San Giovanni dei Fiorentini .

Works

Most of the work attributed to him was carried out by Carlo Murena on behalf of or in collaboration with Luigi Vanvitelli, who mainly produced the designs:

• 1740 Reconstruction of the Montemorcino monastery complex of the Olivetans in Perugia as the successor to Vanvitelli. This building, called Palazzo Murena , now houses the University of Perugia .
• 1746–1749 construction of the large hospital in Gubbio
• 1748 renovation of the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri in Rome
• 1750 Palazzo Lante near the Pantheon in Rome, commissioned by Cardinal Federico Marcello Lante della Rovere
• 1752–1763 Reconstruction of the monastery and sacristy of Sant'Agostino in Campo Marzio in Rome, based on designs by Luigi Vanvitelli, who was recalled to Caserta by Charles VII in 1751 to build the Palazzo Reale .
• 1751 Chapel of the Guidi di Bagno family in the Basilica of Santi Bonifacio e Alessio in Rome
• 1751–1758 he took over the construction of the campanile of the Basilica of the Holy House in Loreto from Vanvitelli
• 1758 Murena is invited together with Paolo Posi and Carlo Marchionni to present a model for the portals of St. Peter's Church .
• 1762 work on the Peterskirche, first as assistant architect (archidetto coadiutore), 1763 as deputy of Vanvitelli, who was leading architect at the time.
• Involved in the completion of the renovation work for San Silvestro in Capite in Rome

San Silvestro in Capite

literature

• Murena, Carlo . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 25 : Moehring – Olivié . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1931, p. 283 .
• Georg Kaspar Nagler: Murena, Carlo . In: New general KünstlerLexicon, or messages from the life and works of painters, sculptors, architects, engravers, die cutter, lithographer, illustrator, Medals and Ivory, etc . tape 11 . Schwarzenberg & Schumann, Leipzig 1936, p. 131–132 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
• Sabina Carbonara Pompei:  Murena, Carlo. In: Raffaele Romanelli (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 77:  Morlini-Natolini. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2012.

Web links

• Accademia San Luca - Portrait of Carlo Murena