Nicola Salvi
Nicola Salvi (born August 6, 1697 in Rome ; † February 8, 1751 there ; also Niccolò Salvi ) was an Italian architect . His main work is the Trevi Fountain in Rome.
Life
Salvi was accepted into the Accademia dell'Arcadia in 1717 . There he met Antonio Canevari , who became his teacher. As this 1728 as a builder of the king of Portugal after Lisbon set out, Salvi took over his workshop and his commissions in Rome.
In 1732 Salvi took part in two architectural competitions, which Pope Clement XII. praised. While the architect Alessandro Galilei was awarded the contract for the facade of the Lateran Basilica , Nicola Salvi surprisingly received the order for the new construction of the Trevi Fountain . He was supposed to build a representative fountain as the end point of the Acqua Vergine , an ancient water pipe. A building project that Gian Lorenzo Bernini had already taken on in 1640 , but was not able to complete.
The Trevi Fountain became Salvis' life's work, on which he was busy until his death. The building was not completed until 1762 by Giuseppe Panini , who however strictly adhered to Salvi's plans. Only the sculpture of Oceanus was executed more favorably by Pietro Bracci at the request of Pope Benedict XIV .
From 1744 onwards, Nicola Salvi suffered from a worsening illness that increasingly hindered him in his work. Finally he was carried to the construction site in a sedan chair that he could no longer leave.
Nicola Salvi was friends with Luigi Vanvitelli , who also supported him in the execution of the Trevi Fountain.
plant
- Trevi Fountain 1732–1751 (completed 1762)
- Santa Maria in Gradi, a church in Viterbo , 1738, now used by the University of Tuscia .
- High altar in the Church of Sant'Eustachio in Rome, 1739
- Ruffo Chapel in the Church of San Lorenzo in Damaso , 1740
- Chapel of San Giovanni Battista in the Church of Sant'Antonio dei Portoghesi in Rome, 1742, in collaboration with Vanvitelli
- Facade of the Palazzo Chigi - Odescalchi in Rome, 1745, in collaboration with Vanvitelli
Thanks to his well-known work on the Trevi Fountain, Salvi could have received other important commissions, which he had to refuse because of his progressive illness. So he renounced the prestigious offer of King Charles of Naples to build the Palace of Caserta in favor of Luigi Vanvitelli .
Web links
- Nicola Salvi on www.info.roma.it with list of works (Italian)
- Salvi and the Trevi Fountain (German)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Filippo de 'Boni: Biografia degli Artisti . Company tipi del gondoliere, Venice 1840, ISBN 978-1-169-82230-6 , p. 909 . Google Books
- ^ University of Tuscia, History (Italian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Salvi, Nicola |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 6, 1697 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 1751 |
| Place of death | Rome |