Sicilian Baroque architecture

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sicilian_Baroque_architecture

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	architectural style
gptkbp:characterizedBy	curved lines ornate facades use of local limestone sculptural decorations elaborate balconies
gptkbp:developedBy	gptkb:Sicily
gptkbp:distinctFrom	gptkb:mainland_Italian_Baroque
gptkbp:emergedIn	gptkb:1693_Sicily_earthquake
gptkbp:features	dynamic facades balconies with wrought-iron railings mask corbels putti and grotesques use of theatrical effects
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Sicilian Baroque architecture
gptkbp:influenced	urban planning in Sicily
gptkbp:influencedBy	Renaissance architecture
gptkbp:notableCity	gptkb:Catania gptkb:Ragusa gptkb:Caltagirone gptkb:Modica gptkb:Palazzolo_Acreide gptkb:Scicli gptkb:Noto
gptkbp:notableDesigner	gptkb:Giovanni_Battista_Vaccarini gptkb:Rosario_Gagliardi gptkb:Francesco_Paolo_Labisi gptkb:Giovanni_Battista_Amico gptkb:Giovanni_Vermexio gptkb:Giuseppe_Venanzio_Marvuglia gptkb:Paolo_Amato gptkb:Stefano_Ittar gptkb:Vincenzo_Sinatra gptkb:Andrea_Palma
gptkbp:notableExample	gptkb:Noto_Cathedral gptkb:Cathedral_of_San_Giorgio,_Modica gptkb:Cathedral_of_San_Giorgio,_Ragusa gptkb:Church_of_San_Domenico,_Noto gptkb:Church_of_San_Giuseppe,_Ragusa gptkb:Palazzo_Beneventano_del_Bosco,_Syracuse
gptkbp:period	18th century late 17th century
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Rococo_architecture Neoclassical architecture Spanish Baroque architecture
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	gptkb:Late_Baroque_Towns_of_the_Val_di_Noto
gptkbp:usedFor	gptkb:church palaces public buildings
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Southern_Italy
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5