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Gaetano Chiaveri (c. 1689 in Rome – 5 March 1770) was an Italian architect and master builder, most notable for his work as part of the second phase of the Dresden Baroque. His works include the Cathedral in Dresden and a new wing of the Royal Castle in Warsaw .
Other articles where Gaetano Chiaveri is discussed: Western architecture: Russia: Peter’s principal architect, Gaetano Chiaveri, who drew heavily on northern Italian models, is most noted for the library of the Academy of Sciences (1725) and the royal churches of Warsaw and Dresden. Bartolomeo Rastrelli was responsible for all large building projects under the reign of Elizabeth, and among…
Gaetano Chiaveri. Architect. Born: Italy - 1689. Died: Italy - 1770. An Italian late-baroque architect who worked in Russia from 1718 to 1727, Chiaveri later found greater fame in Warsaw and Dresden. His major projects in St. Petersburg included work on the Kunstkammer (1724-27), where he rebuilt the central tower, on the Palace of Tsaritsa ...
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Chiaveri, Gaetano (1689–1770). Rome-born architect who worked mostly in St Petersburg (1717–27—where he assisted Trezzini) and in Warsaw and Dresden (c.1737–48). His Katholische Hofkirche (RC Court Church) in Dresden (1737–53) was built as a foil to Bähr's Lutheran Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), and is one of the most elegant and accomplished late-Baroque masterpieces in all ...
Gaetano Chiaveri’s name can still be found in the records of St. Petersburg until 1727. Afterwards, it is most likely that he left Russia and returned to Europe where he would continue his work, becoming famous for his contributions to the Royal Castle in Warsaw and the construction of the Catholic Church of the Royal Court of Saxony in Dresden.
Katholische Hofkirche. The Katholische Hofkirche (also called Dresden Cathedral) makes up an integral part of the baroque ensemble crowning the Altstadt, and is one of Dresden's most dazzling buildings. Built between 1739 and 1751 by Gaetano Chiaveri as a Catholic rival to the Protestant Frauenkirche, its detailed and exuberant exterior is ...
History The church around 1840. The Hofkirche stands as one of Dresden's foremost landmarks. It was designed by architect Gaetano Chiaveri from 1738 to 1751. The church was commissioned by Augustus III, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland while the Protestant city of Dresden built the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) between 1726 and 1743.
