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  1. Filippo Juvarra (7 March 1678 – 31 January 1736) was an Italian architect, scenographer, engraver and goldsmith. He was active in a late- Baroque architecture style, working primarily in Italy, Spain, and Portugal. Biography. The Cappella Antamori in San Girolamo della Carità, by Juvarra and Le Gros.

  2. Mar 18, 2024 · Filippo Juvarra was an architect and stage designer who attained fame throughout Europe during the early part of the 18th century. Juvarra studied in Rome (1703–14) under the architect Carlo Fontana and was commissioned to design scenes for Cardinal Ottoboni’s theatre in the Cancelleria Palace.

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  3. Jun 27, 2018 · Juvarra, Filippo (1678–1736) Italian architect, one of the finest exponents of the Baroque style. His greatest achievements are the Superga (1717–31), just outside Turin, and the Church of the Carmine (1732).

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  5. He was the first Italian architect since the Renaissance to show Northern European influence, creating airy, luminous, barrel-vaulted spaces inspired by German churches. In 1735 Philip V summoned Juvarra for work in Spain, where his sudden death cut short his career.

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  6. Architect and stage set designer Filippo Juvarra was born on this day in 1678 in Messina in Sicily. Some of his best work can be seen in Turin today as he worked for Victor Amadeus II of Savoy from 1714 onwards. The buildings Juvarra designed for Turin made him famous and he was subsequently invited to work in Portugal, Spain, London and Paris.

  7. Filippo Juvarra | Tradition, Innovation, and Response: Stage Designs from the Morgan’s Collection | The Morgan Library & Museum Online Exhibitions. ‹ Previous. Next ›. Zoom image. A contemporary to the Bibienas, Juvarra led a successful career as an architect and scenographer, working throughout Italy as well as in Spain and Portugal.

  8. Apr 29, 2024 · Overview. Filippo Juvarra. (1678—1736) Quick Reference. (1678–1736). A pupil of Carlo Fontana, he was arguably the most gifted architect of his time in Italy, and carried on a late-Baroque tradition evolved by Bernini.

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