Giovanni Antonio Dario
Giovanni Antonio Dario , also Daria , D'Aria (* 1630 in Pellio Intelvi ; † March 8, 1702 in St. Florian ) was an Italian architect , stone cutter and master stonemason who mainly worked in Austria .
Life
His style suggests an education in Rome . He is mentioned in Salzburg in 1659 . He has probably been in charge of the construction of the Residenzbrunnen since 1656. His ancestor was the cathedral builder Santino Solari . Dario was in the service of the Salzburg prince archbishops for over twenty years . He redesigned the Domplatz, created a facing of the St. Peter monastery with a copy of the facade of the residence opposite. In a plan drawing of Domplatz from around 1669, the installation of a column is already entered at the point where the Marian column was installed in 1771.
After his first marriage to Francesca Garuo Allio from Scaria (today Lanzo d'Intelvi ), he married Eva Katharina Gruber from St. Florian on May 24, 1689, with whom he had four children:
- Joseph Cajetan (7.4.1690–27.7.1764).
- Thobias Cajetan (November 5, 1694).
- Stanislaus Theophil (November 13th, 1696-5.1.1703).
- Joseph Anton (January 15, 1699).
Works
- Upper Austria
- Collegiate Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in St. Florian: several altars, from 1686.
- Salzburg
- Cathedral arches between the cathedral and St. Peter's Abbey (1658–1663)
- Pavement of the four cathedral chapels (1659/1660)
- Erentrud Fountain in Nonnberg Abbey (1667)
- Aisle altars in the cathedral (1668–1671)
- Extension of the collegiate monastery and deanery church hl. Petrus in Seekirchen am Wallersee (after 1670)
- Pilgrimage Church of Maria Plain (1671–1674), one of his main works
- Marble fountain in Langenhof in the old town of Salzburg, probably started around 1680 or created according to his plans.
Web links
- Entry about Giovanni Antonio Dario on Artisti Italiani in Austria , a project of the University of Innsbruck
Individual evidence
- ↑ St. Florian: Trauungsbuch, Vol. II, p. 42; on matricula-online.eu
- ↑ St. Florian: Baptism Book, Vol. II, p. 97.
- ↑ St. Florian: Baptism Book, Vol. II, p. 119.
- ↑ St. Florian: Baptism Book, Vol. II, p. 127.
- ↑ St. Florian: Baptism Book, Vol. II, p. 138v.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dario, Giovanni Antonio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Daria, Giovanni Antonio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian architect and stonemason |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1630 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pellio Intelvi , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 8, 1702 |
| Place of death | St. Florian , Austria |