Giuseppe Bernardazzi
Giuseppe Bernardazzi junior (born August 13, 1816 in Pambio near Lugano , Ticino ; † January 15, 1891 ibid) was a Swiss architect and painter .
Life
After studying architecture in Milan , he went to Saint Petersburg , where he received orders for the Residenz and the Winter Palace , among other things . From 1845 to 1855 he took part in the fortification and security works of Sevastopol on the occasion of the Crimean War . How big his share was is controversial: Some people believe that he was responsible for the planning, and sometimes he is only referred to as the executive body. In 1859 he returned to Switzerland. There he worked as a teacher, architect and painter, among other things.
In the family archives of Bernardazzi documents and writings, plans and sketches, as well as a portrait of Giuseppe Bernardazzi are kept.
See also
literature
- Giuseppe Bianchi: Gli artisti ticinesi. Lugano 1900, p. 19 f.
- Oscar Camponovo, Angelo Brocca: Lugano e il suo lago nell'iconografia del passato. Lugano 1983, pp. 122-125, 180 f.
- Ettore Lo Gatto: Gli artisti italiani in Russia. 1943, p. 154 f.
- Lucia Pedrini Stanga: Giuseppe Bernardazzi. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . May 18, 2004 , accessed January 31, 2020 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bernardazzi, Giuseppe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bernardazzi, Giuseppe junior (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss architect and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 13, 1816 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pambio near Lugano |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 15, 1891 |
| Place of death | Pambio near Lugano |