Gaetano Chiaveri

Gaetano Chiaveri (* 1689 in Rome ; † March 5, 1770 in Foligno ) was an Italian builder and architect in the second phase of the Dresden Baroque .

Life

Hofkirche in Dresden

Trained in Rome, Chiaveri went to St. Petersburg in 1717 , where he was commissioned by Tsar Peter the Great to manage the library of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Kunstkammer . In 1727 he came to Warsaw, where he was to design a palace for Jacob Heinrich von Flemming ; but this was thwarted by the death of his client.

In the 1730s Chiaveri entered the Saxon service. In 1734 he belonged to the retinue of August III. at his coronation as Polish king in Krakow . From April 1, 1736 to September 30, 1749 he led the establishment of the Catholic Court Church in Dresden . During this work, numerous Italian craftsmen came to Dresden, who formed the so-called Italian village . Chiaveri left Dresden after intrigues before the completion of the church, which was completed in 1755 under Johann Christoph Knöffel and Julius Schwarze . Nevertheless, it is considered to be Chiaveri's main work.

From 1750 Chiaveri lived in Rome, from 1760 in Foligno.

Works

North-east wing of the Warsaw Royal Castle

• Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Art Chamber in St. Petersburg (construction management)
• Mourning catafalk for August the Strong
• Dresden Court Church
• Prinz-Max-Palais in Dresden, as a separate residence
• North-east wing of the Warsaw Royal Castle
• Design for a royal palace in Dresden (not executed)

Publications

• Designs for the Catholic Court Church, engraved by L. Zucchi . 1740
• Ornamenti diversi di porte e finestri in prospettiva con piante, modini e profili, dati alla stampa da L. Zucchi . Dresden 1743/44 (2 volumes)
• Sentimento sopra la pretesa riparazione di danni della cupola di San Pietro in Vaticano. Dresden 1744
• Breve discorsi di Gaetano Chiaveri Romano architetto giubilato della corte die Sassonia, ed academico di San Luca di Roma, circa i danni riconosciuti nella portentosa cupola di San Pietro di Roma, e le sue principali cose, con la maniera durabile, e più sicura per la reparazione, dedicato a tutti i Professori ed amatori die detta Scienza . Pesaro 1767

literature

• Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz :  CHIAVERI, Gaetano. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 995.
• Costanza Caraffa: Gaetano Chiaveri (1689-1770). Architetto romano della Hofkirche di Dresda. Cinisello Balsamo, Milan 2006. ISBN 88-366-0673-3 .
• Eberhard Hempel : Gaetano Chiaveri. The architect of the Catholic court church in Dresden. Jess, Dresden 1955.
• Eberhard Hempel:  Chiaveri, Gaetano. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, ISBN 3-428-00184-2 , p. 204 ( digitized version ).

Web links

• FDP Dresden: street name Chiaverigasse (with detailed biography)