Francesco Mitta

Francesco Mitta , even Franz Mitta (* 8. December 1662 in Chiavenna , † after 25 June 1721 Hannover ) was a Baroque - builder Lombard origin, starting around 1690 in electoral Hanover and in the Bishopric of Hildesheim lived and worked.

Life

Grauhof Monastery

Francesco Mitta is recorded on December 8, 1662 in the baptismal register of the parish church of San Lorenzo in Chiavenna. Around 1690, like many of his compatriots, he went to Northern Germany, where the Italian baroque style was considered exemplary at the royal courts. Provost Bernhard Goeken called him to Grauhof , where he was in charge of the new construction of the convent building and the collegiate church of St. Georg from 1701 until his death . The interior of the church was created by Lorenz Franz Biggen according to his specifications . The ensemble is considered to be one of the most important baroque complexes in Lower Saxony .

In 1698 Mitta married Elisabeth Wiedemeyer in Grauhof . The couple had five daughters and four sons between 1699 and 1713. The daughter Maria Agnes married Johann Daniel Köppel , a pupil and colleague of her father, in Grauhof in 1729 . Francesco Mitta's son Anton became forester in Vöhrum ; he changed his name to noon .

In the Goslar district of Ohlhof , the Franz-Mitta-Weg is named after Francesco Mitta.

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Biography (italian)

Individual evidence

↑ “ dopo il 25 giugno ” it says here ( Memento from May 31, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) without giving a reason.
↑ Hanover as the place of death is mentioned here ( memento from December 31, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), but not in the more detailed biography ( memento from May 31, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), from which all other information is taken. This suggests Goslar-Grauhof as the place of death.
↑ cf. The art monuments of the province of Hanover , p. 77ff.

personal data
SURNAME	Mitta, Francesco
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Mitta, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian baroque architect in Lower Saxony
DATE OF BIRTH	December 8, 1662
PLACE OF BIRTH	Chiavenna
DATE OF DEATH	after June 25, 1721
Place of death	uncertain: Hanover

[1] “ dopo il 25 giugno ” it says here ( Memento from May 31, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) without giving a reason.

[2] Hanover as the place of death is mentioned here ( memento from December 31, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), but not in the more detailed biography ( memento from May 31, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), from which all other information is taken. This suggests Goslar-Grauhof as the place of death.

[3] . The art monuments of the province of Hanover , p. 77ff.