Cesare Antonio Canavese
Atzgersdorf war memorial with Immaculata figure by Canavese
Cesare Antonio Canavese (* 1672 in Melano ; † September 12, 1739 in Vienna ) was an Italian sculptor and plasterer who mainly worked in Austria and Bavaria.
Little is known about Canavese's life other than that he married twice. In 1712 he is mentioned as a civil sculptor and from 1720 as a court sculptor. Canavese was primarily the creator of magnificently designed baroque ovens, including those in the Vienna Hofburg . He was also involved in the design of the Karlskirche in Vienna.
literature
- DBI, Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, vol. 17, Rome 1974
- DEHIO-Handbuch, Die Kunstdenkmäler Austria, Vienna, X. to XIX. and XXI. to XXIII. District, Vienna 1996
- DEHIO-Handbuch, Die Kunstdenkmäler Deutschlands, Upper Bavaria, Munich 1964
Individual evidence
- ↑ Other writings after Faustmann Canavesi; Canevesi; Canovese; Canves; Canvese, Cavanesi; Chanavese; Chaneves; Chanevese; Chanovese; Conivesi; Conovis; Conowes - first name sometimes Latinized Caesar Antonius
Web links
- Entry about Cesare Antonio Canavese on Artisti Italiani in Austria , a project of the University of Innsbruck
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Canavese, Cesare Antonio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian sculptor and plasterer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1672 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Melano |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 12, 1739 |
| Place of death | Vienna |