Giovan Battista Cascione
Giovan Battista Cascione , also Cascione Vaccarini (* 1729 in Palermo ; † 1790 ibid) was an architect of classicism in Sicily .
Life
Cascione was the nephew, student and collaborator of Giovanni Battista Vaccarini , whose name he used occasionally. His activity was limited to Palermo and the surrounding area. His collaborator was Vincenzo Fiorelli (1752-1804).
Works
- Chiesa di Santa Lucia ( Palermo ): facade
- Prison (Palermo): Draft by the Reclusorio del Monte prison
- Palazzo Gangi-Valguarnera (Palermo): Collaboration on the design of the Palazzo
- Villa Valguarnera ( Bagheria ): design of the ballroom and the outdoor facilities (with Vincenzo Fiorelli) 1780
- Chiesa dell 'Annunziata ( Comiso ) Construction management (1773)
- Chiesa Madre ( Caccamo ): dome (1772)
- Basilica Soluntina di Sant'Anna ( Santa Flavia ): design of the facade (together with Antonio Interguglielmi) 1771
- Chiesa Madre ( Ragusa ) Sculptures Six Scenes from the Life of Saint George (1792)
literature
- Giuseppe Basile: Cascione, Giovan Battista. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 21: Caruso – Castelnuovo. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1978.
- Salvatore Boscarino: Sicilia Barocca. Architetture e città 1610–1760. 3. Edizione. Officina, Rome 1997, ISBN 88-6049-047-2 .
- Maria Giuffrè: Baroque Sicily . Michael Imhof, Petersberg 2007, ISBN 978-3-86568-264-2 .
- Angheli Zalapi: Palaces in Sicily . Könemann, Cologne 2000, ISBN 3-8290-2117-8 .
Web links
- Entry in the Archivio biografico comunale
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cascione, Giovan Battista |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cascione Vaccarini, Giovan Battista |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1729 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Palermo |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1790 |
| Place of death | Palermo |