Matteo Carnilivari

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Matteo Carnilivari , also Carnalivari or Carnelivari (* Noto ) was an Italian architect of the Renaissance in Sicily .

Life

Matteo Carnalivari: Palazzo Abatellis, patio

Carnilivari came from Noto , but his buildings can only be found in the Palermo region . His style unites the Catalan Gothic with Arabic and Norman elements, which he transferred in a separate direction through the achievements of the Renaissance. He is considered the most important master builder in Palermo in the last third of the 15th century.

From him come the Palazzo Abatellis (1487–1493), the Palazzo Aiutamicristo (1490–1495) with a Catalan patio (which, however, has undergone major changes over time) and the church of Santa Maria della Catena (around 1502).

In Misilmeri , in 1487, he led the renovation of the Castello dell 'Emiro into a habitable castle after its property had passed to the Aiutamicristo family from Siena. He also converted the Castello La Grua Talamanca in Carini into a residential palace.

In all of his buildings, Carnilivari preferred the local gray limestone, the Pietra di Billiemi, as the building material .

literature

  • Marco Rosario Nobile (Ed.): Matteo Carnilivari, Pere Compte. 1506-2006. Due maestri del gotico nel Mediterraneo . Edizioni Caracol, Palermo 2006, ISBN 88-89440-08-2 .
  • Filippo Rotolo: Matteo Carnilivari. Revisione e documenti (=  Studi e documenti di storia dell'arte in Sicilia ). Presso l'Istituto, Palermo 1985.
  • Salvatore Cardella: L'architettura di Matteo Carnalivari . F. Ciuni, Palermo 1936.
  • Filippo Meli: Matteo Carnilivari e l'architettura del Quattro e Cinquecento in Palermo . Fratelli Palombi, Rome 1958.
  • Arnaldo Venditti:  Carnilivari (Carnalivari, Carnelivari, Carnelivariis, Carnevali), Matteo. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 20:  Carducci-Carusi. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1977.

Web links

  • Carnelivari, Matteo. In: Enciclopedie on line. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Carnilivari, Matteo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Carnelivari, Matteo; Carnalivari, Matteo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian architect
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Noto
DATE OF DEATH 16th Century