Luigi Vanvitelli (1700–73) was an Italian architect and
<p>engineer, the son of Flemish-born painter Caspar van Wittel. Vanvitelli trained
in Rome under the architect Niccolo Salvi, and
designed churches and other structures in Rome,
and in Ancona, in east-central Italy. He
received a commission in 1751 to build a new royal palace at Caserta,
just north of Naples for Charles VII, the Bourbon
king of Naples and Sicily. Construction of this magnificent
building began in 1752. It was one of the largest buildings erected in Europe in the 18th century and is now a UNESCO World
Heritage Site. <em>Dichiarazione dei
disegni del Reale Palazzo di Caserta </em>(Design statement for the Royal Palace of Caserta) contains Vanvitelli’s designs for the palace, engraved by Carlo Nolli,
Nicola Orazi, and Rocco Pozzi. The engravings are all signed by
Vanvitelli. The vignette of Vanvitelli on the frontispiece is by Pozzi; the two
headings are by Filippo Morghen and Pozzi. The paper used to produce the book
was furnished by Giuseppe Vettori di Camerino, paper manufacturer in Pioraco,
near Ancona.
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<br>Architectural drawings; Architecture, Baroque; Castles and palaces; Designs and plans; Reggia di Caserta
Vanvitelli, Luigi (1700-1773)
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