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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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