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Book/Printed Material Design Statement for the Royal Palace of Caserta to their Holy Royal Majesties Carlo, King of the Two Sicilies and of Jerusalem. Infante of Spain, Duke of Parma and of Piacenza, Great Hereditary Prince of Tuscany and of Queen Maria Amalia of Saxony. Dichiarazione dei disegni del Reale Palazzo di Caserta alle Sacre Reali Maesta di Carlo Re delle Due Sicilie e di Gerus. Infante di Spagna Duca di Parma e di Piacenza gran prencipe ereditario di Toscana e di Maria Amalia di Sassonia Regina

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Title

  • Design Statement for the Royal Palace of Caserta to their Holy Royal Majesties Carlo, King of the Two Sicilies and of Jerusalem. Infante of Spain, Duke of Parma and of Piacenza, Great Hereditary Prince of Tuscany and of Queen Maria Amalia of Saxony.

Other Title

  • Dichiarazione dei disegni del Reale Palazzo di Caserta alle Sacre Reali Maesta di Carlo Re delle Due Sicilie e di Gerus. Infante di Spagna Duca di Parma e di Piacenza gran prencipe ereditario di Toscana e di Maria Amalia di Sassonia Regina

Summary

  • Luigi Vanvitelli (1700--73) was an Italian architect and engineer, the son of Flemish-born painter Caspar van Wittel. Vanvitelli trained in Rome under the architect Niccolo Salvi, and designed churches and other structures in Rome, and in Ancona, in east-central Italy. He received a commission in 1751 to build a new royal palace at Caserta, just north of Naples for Charles VII, the Bourbon king of Naples and Sicily. Construction of this magnificent building began in 1752. It was one of the largest buildings erected in Europe in the 18th century and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Dichiarazione dei disegni del Reale Palazzo di Caserta (Design statement for the Royal Palace of Caserta) contains Vanvitelli's designs for the palace, engraved by Carlo Nolli, Nicola Orazi, and Rocco Pozzi. The engravings are all signed by Vanvitelli. The vignette of Vanvitelli on the frontispiece is by Pozzi; the two headings are by Filippo Morghen and Pozzi. The paper used to produce the book was furnished by Giuseppe Vettori di Camerino, paper manufacturer in Pioraco, near Ancona.

Names

  • Morghen, Filippo, 1730-1807? Engraver.
  • Nolli, Carlo, 1710-1770 Engraver.
  • Orazi, Niccolò, 1700-1800 Engraver.
  • Pozzi, Rocco, 17?-1780 Engraver.
  • Vanvitelli, Luigi, 1700-1773 Author.

Created / Published

  • Naples : Regia Stamperia, 1756.

Headings

  • -  Italy--Campania--Caserta
  • -  1751 to 1752
  • -  Architectural drawings
  • -  Architecture, Baroque
  • -  Castles and palaces
  • -  Designs and plans
  • -  Reggia di Caserta

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: Printed book in large format with engravings of 14 plates, 2 headings, one vignette and initial letters historiated; illustrated; fol. 65.3 x 46.5 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: University Library of Naples.
  • -  Content in Italian.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

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  • 2021666739

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Chicago citation style:

Morghen, Filippo, ? Engraver, Carlo Nolli, Niccolò Orazi, Rocco Pozzi, and Luigi Vanvitelli. Design Statement for the Royal Palace of Caserta to their Holy Royal Majesties Carlo, King of the Two Sicilies and of Jerusalem. Infante of Spain, Duke of Parma and of Piacenza, Great Hereditary Prince of Tuscany and of Queen Maria Amalia of Saxony. Naples: Regia Stamperia, 1756. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021666739/.

APA citation style:

Morghen, F., Nolli, C., Orazi, N., Pozzi, R. & Vanvitelli, L. (1756) Design Statement for the Royal Palace of Caserta to their Holy Royal Majesties Carlo, King of the Two Sicilies and of Jerusalem. Infante of Spain, Duke of Parma and of Piacenza, Great Hereditary Prince of Tuscany and of Queen Maria Amalia of Saxony. Naples: Regia Stamperia. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021666739/.

MLA citation style:

Morghen, Filippo, ? Engraver, et al. Design Statement for the Royal Palace of Caserta to their Holy Royal Majesties Carlo, King of the Two Sicilies and of Jerusalem. Infante of Spain, Duke of Parma and of Piacenza, Great Hereditary Prince of Tuscany and of Queen Maria Amalia of Saxony. Naples: Regia Stamperia, 1756. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021666739/>.