Carlo Celano

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Carlo Celano
Engraved portrait of Celano in the Rijksmuseum
Born(1625-02-22)February 22, 1625
Died3 December 1693(1693-12-03) (aged 68)
Resting placeSanta Restituta
NationalityItalian
Occupation(s)Canon, art historian, archaeologist, man of letters
Parent(s)Salvatore Celano and Antonia Celano (née Picaccia)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Naples Federico II

Carlo Celano (22 February 1625 3 December 1693) was an Italian lawyer and man of letters, who led the restoration of the church of Santa Restituta in his birthplace of Naples[1] and left an accurate census of the city's monuments, updated up to the end of the 17th century.[2]

  1. ^ (in Italian) F.Strazzullo, 'Le Conclusioni dell’archivio capitolare di Napoli', in Campania Sacra, Napoli, 1970, n. 1, pp. 79-142.
  2. ^ (in Italian) F.Strazzullo, 'Carlo Celano descrittore di Napoli sulla fine del ’600', in Atti dell’Accademia Pontaniana, Napoli, 1995, n.s. vol. XLIV; pp. 36–61.