Lorenzo Gafà

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Lorenzo Gafà's bust (attributed to his brother Melchiorre Cafà)
St. Peter and St. Paul (Mdina)

Lorenzo Gafa (also Lorenzo CAFA , Gafa or CFAA * 1630 / 1638 at Vittoriosa , † 1703 / 1704 ) was a Maltese baroque - architect and brother of the sculptor Melchiorre Gafa .

Life

Lorenzo Gafà stayed in Vittoriosa (today Birgu) all his life, according to tradition he was studying in Rome between 1699 and 1700 . Gafà's work is one of the most important baroque works in Malta.

Attributed works (selection)

  • St. Nicholas (in Siġġiewi , 1676–1693)
  • Sta. Scholastica (in Birgu , 1679)
  • St. Peter Martyr (in Marsaxlokk , 1682)
  • St. Paul (in Rabat , 1664–1683)
  • St. Peter and St. Paul (in Mdina , 1695–1702)
  • St. Mary / Maria Asuncion (Assumption of Mary) (in Victoria , 1697–1711)
  • St. Mary / Sta. Marija (in Qrendi , 1685-1712)
  • Tal Hlas Church (in Qormi , 1690)
  • St. Katharina / St. Catherine (in Żejtun , 1692)
  • St. Paul's Shipwreck Church (in Valletta )
  • St. Lorenz / St. Lawrence (in Birgu, 1681–1697)

Appreciation

A boys' school was named after the architect near Vittoriosa .

Individual evidence

  1. Homepage of the Lorenzo Gafà Boys Secondary School ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / schoolnet.gov.mt

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