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Mario Gioffredo

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Mario Gaetano Gioffredo, also called the Neapolitan Vitruvius (Naples, May 14, 1718 – Naples, March 8, 1785), was an Italian architect, engineer, and engraver. He was active in a Neoclassical style. He designed the Palazzo Partanna in Naples. He also worked in designs for the teatrino of the Palazzo d'Afflitto (1748), Palazzo Latilla (1754), and Palazzo Cavalcanti (1762). He designed the church of Spirito Santo (1774).[1][2]

He wrote a treatise of architecture (1768).[3]

References

  1. ^ encyclopedia treccani, entry.
  2. ^ Storia de' monumenti di Napoli e degli architetti Volume 1, By Camillo Napoleone Sasso, page 489-490.
  3. ^ Dell'Architettura by Mario Gioffredo.