Ernesto Basile
Ernesto Basile (born January 31, 1857 in Palermo ; † August 26, 1932 there ) was an Italian Art Nouveau architect .
biography
Basile was born the son of the architect Giovanni Battista Filippo Basile . He studied with his father at the University of Palermo , whose assistant he became after the laurea in 1878. From 1881 to 1890 he was Enrico Guy's assistant at the University of Rome , where he obtained the libera docenza (habilitation) in 1883 . He took over his father's architecture chair in Palermo in 1890. In 1888 the Brazilian government commissioned him with planning in Rio de Janeiro . Basile was Grand'Ufficiale of the Order of the Crown of Italy and commendatore of the Knightly Order of St. Mauritius and Lazarus . Many of his buildings, mainly palaces and villas in Art Nouveau style, are located in Sicily .
Buildings in Palermo
The Teatro Massimo in Palermo is one of the most famous buildings . Construction began in 1875 under the direction of the father and was completed by Basile after his death in 1897.
Also in Palermo are the villas Villino Florio , built 1899–1902, Villino Ida ed Ernesto Basile , built 1903–1904 as a residence for the family, Villa dei Principi Deliella , built 1905–1907, and the church Chiesa di Santa Rosalia, built in 1928.
Other structures
- Villino Basile in Santa Flavia , built 1874–1878 in collaboration with the father
- Teatro Sociale , built 1889–1908, and Villa Firriato in Canicattì
- North facade of the Palazzo Montecitorio in Rome, rebuilt from 1902
- Palazzo municipale in Licata , town hall built in 1906
- Palazzo Bruno di Belmonte in Ispica , town hall built in 1906
literature
- Manfredo Tafuri: Basile, Ernesto. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 7: Bartolucci – Bellotto. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1965, pp. 73-74.
- Eva Gründel, Heinz Tomek: Sicily. 5th updated edition. DuMont Buchverlag, Cologne 2001, ISBN 3-7701-3476-1 .
- Ettore Sessa: Ernesto Basile, dall'eclettismo classicista al modernismo . Novecento, Palermo 2002, ISBN 88-373-0417-X .
Web links
- Standard entry in the Opac des Servizio bibliotecario nazionale
- Publications by and about Ernesto Basile in the Opac des Servizio bibliotecario nazionale
- Information on Villa Ida e Ernesto Basile (Italian)
- Plans and facade of Villa Ida e Ernesto Basile
- Plans and facade of the Teatro Sociale in Canicattì
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Basile, Ernesto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Art Nouveau architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 31, 1857 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Palermo |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 26, 1932 |
| Place of death | Palermo |