Gaetano Matteo Pisoni
Gaetano Matteo Pisoni (born July 18, 1713 in Ascona , † March 4, 1782 in Locarno ) was a Swiss architect.
Career
After an apprenticeship as a bricklayer in Breitenwang in Tyrol , he trained as an architect at the Accademia di San Luca in Rome from 1735 to 1740 and in Milan from 1740 to 1745. From 1750 he worked in Brussels , where he a. a. created the plans for the cathedral Saint-Aubain in Namur , built from 1751 to 1759 , and from 1753 in Vienna in the service of Prince Josef Wenzel I of Liechtenstein . From 1756 he traveled to Milan, Dresden and Rome, where he was supported by Pope Clement XIII in 1760 . received the title of Knight from the Golden Spur .
In 1763 he came to Solothurn with his nephew Paolo Antonio Pisoni , where he took over the project planning of the St. Ursus Cathedral . Other works by Pisoni from this period are the town church in Delsberg and the orphanage in Zurich . Pisoni left Solothurn in 1770 and returned to Ascona.
Works
The former orphanage in Zurich
Detail from the facade of the orphanage in Zurich
St. Ursus Cathedral in Solothurn
Interior of the St Ursus Cathedral in Solothurn
Church of St. Marcel in Delémont
Portal of the Church of St. Marcel in Delémont
Paleis hertog van Brabant in Brussels
Saint-Aubain Cathedral in Namur
Ceiling of the Saint-Aubain cathedral in Namur
St. Janskerk in Liege
literature
- Georg Carlen: St. Ursen Cathedral, Solothurn. (Swiss Art Guide, Volume 528), Bern 1993, ISBN 3-85782-528-6 .
- Hans-Rudolf Heyer: Gaetano Matteo Pisoni. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . December 10, 2013 , accessed March 2, 2020 .
- Hans-Rudolf Heyer: Gaetano Matteo Pisoni. (Basel Studies in Art History, NF 8), Francke, Bern 1967.
Web links
- Gaetano Matteo Pisoni Bibliography on worldcat.org/identities/
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pisoni, Gaetano Matteo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 18, 1713 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ascona |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 4, 1782 |
| Place of death | Locarno |