Giorgio Massari
Giorgio Massari (born October 13, 1687 in Venice ; † December 20, 1766 there ) was a late Baroque architect who worked in Venice, Friuli , Lombardy and Istria .
Life
Little is known about life and work. His father Stefano comes from Treviso and was probably a cabinet maker, in whose workshop Giorgio worked as a boy. It is not exactly known who introduced him to architecture. It is believed that he was a student of Andrea Tirali . Between 1719 and 1721 he seems to have been busy building the Villa Pola in Barcon. In 1734 Paolo Tamagnin died, his first client, who made Massari a universal heir with the condition that a large part of the proceeds be used for the restoration of the Church of San Giovanni in Bragora . In 1735 he married the widow Tamagnin and moved into her house. In 1737 he became the "Proto" (for example cathedral builder) ofSan Marco appointed. He died on December 20, 1766 in his house on Campiello del Piovan and was buried in the church of San Giovanni in Bragora.
Works
Massari is a direct successor to Andrea Palladio and Baldassare Longhena . In the later years he began to use classical elements in his buildings.
- 1726–1736: Santa Maria del Rosario (Gesuati)
- 1727: Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista (Chapter House)
- 1727: Former Ospizio dei Catecumeni (house for Muslim prisoners of war willing to convert)
- 1728-1736: San Marcuola
- 1744–1760: Santa Maria della Pietà (facade dates from the 20th century)
- 1750–1753: Santa Maria della Fava (completion)
- 1751: Clock tower on St. Mark's Square (extension of the wings)
- 1750–1758: Ca 'Rezzonico (completion)
- 1748–1772: Palazzo Grassi
- Montecchio Maggiore : Villa Cordellina Lombardi
- Noventa Padovana : Villa Giovanelli Colona (staircase)
- Asolo : Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta (renovation), 1747
- S. Andrea di Cavasagra : Villa Cornaro (renovation), 1750
- Udine : Santo Spirito (remodeling) 1738
- Udine: Sant 'Antonio (facade) 1733
- Brescia : Chiesa della Pace
- Koper : Cathedral of the Assumption (reconstruction of the interior)
literature
- Antonio Massari: Giorgio Massari, architetto veneziano del Settecento. Vicenza 1971.
- The City of Venice - Important Architects in Venice. (PDF; 13 kB) Lecture Building History, Hans-Georg Lippert, TU Dresden 2009/2010
- Deborah Howard: The Architectural History of Venice. Holmes & Meier, New York 1987, p. 199
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Massari, Giorgio |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian architect |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1687 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Venice |
DATE OF DEATH | December 20, 1766 |
Place of death | Venice |