Luigi Vanvitelli | |
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 Luigi Vanvitelli in a portrait by Giacinto Diano (1765) | |
| Born | 12 May 1700 |
| Died | 1 March 1773 (aged 72) Caserta, Kingdom of Naples |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Known for | Architecture, painting |
| Notable work | Palace of Caserta and Royal Palace of Naples |
| Movement | Baroque and Neoclassicism |
Luigi Vanvitelli (Italian pronunciation: [luˈiːdʒi vaɱviˈtɛlli]; 12 May 1700 – 1 March 1773), known in Dutch as Lodewijk van Wittel (IPA: [ˈloːdəʋɛik fɑɱ ˈʋɪtəl]),[a] was an Italian architect and painter. The most prominent 18th-century architect of Italy, he practised a sober classicising academic Late Baroque style that made an easy transition to Neoclassicism.
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