Ascanio Vitozzi

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Ascanio Vitozzi was an Italian architect and military engineer from Piedmont, renowned for helping shape early Baroque architecture in the region, particularly in service of the House of Savoy.

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Ascanio Vitozzi canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architect ⓘ
human ⓘ
military engineer ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Savoy ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1539 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1615 ⓘ
employer Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy ⓘ
House of Savoy ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
17th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Italian ⓘ
familyName Vitozzi ⓘ
fieldOfWork architecture ⓘ
fortification design ⓘ
military engineering ⓘ
genre military architecture ⓘ
palatial architecture ⓘ
religious architecture ⓘ
givenName Ascanio ⓘ
linked to: Ascanio Colonna
influenced Piedmontese Baroque architecture ⓘ
linked to: Piedmontese Baroque

architectural development of Turin ⓘ
knownFor designing fortifications for the Duchy of Savoy ⓘ
designing urban spaces in Turin ⓘ
shaping early Baroque architecture in Piedmont ⓘ
movement Mannerism ⓘ
early Baroque architecture ⓘ
name Ascanio Vitozzi ⓘ
notableWork Basilica of Superga (initial project and site planning) ⓘ
Castello del Valentino (early Savoyard interventions) ⓘ
Design of Piazza Castello, Turin ⓘ
Design of Piazza San Carlo, Turin (initial layout) ⓘ
Fortifications of Asti ⓘ
Fortifications of Pinerolo ⓘ
linked to: Pignerol fortress

Fortifications of Turin ⓘ
Royal Palace of Turin (early designs and works) ⓘ
San Lorenzo, Turin (early project phase and planning) ⓘ
linked to: San Lorenzo, Turin

Urban plan of the Via Nuova (Via Roma) in Turin ⓘ
patron House of Savoy ⓘ
placeOfBirth Orvieto ⓘ
placeOfDeath Turin ⓘ
regionOfOrigin Piedmont ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
workLocation Duchy of Savoy ⓘ
Piedmont ⓘ
Turin ⓘ

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Piedmontese Baroque → hasNotableArchitect → Ascanio Vitozzi ⓘ
Ascanio Vitozzi → name → Ascanio Vitozzi ⓘ