- Ferdinando Sanfelice
Ferdinando Sanfelice (
1675 -1748 ) was an Italian painter and architect of theBaroque .Born and died in Naples, he was one of the principal architects in Naples in the first half of the 18th century. He was a student of
Francesco Solimena .Sanfelice was known primarily for temporary displays and secular architecture. The former involve displays such as those set up for royal visits and births as well as for religious celebrations; the latter include a large number of family dwellings in Naples, including his own Palazzao Sanfelice, built between 1723 and 1728, and the
Palazzo Serra di Cassano , finished around 1730. Most notable in Sanfelice's architecture are the staircases; rather than being incidental features set off to the side in a courtyard, they are moved to central and prominent positions and become important architectural features in their own right, often being double staircases. Sanfelice also worked on churches in Naples, including San Lorenzo Maggiore,San Giovanni a Carbonara , and the chapel of the Nunziatella.References
*cite book
last = Blunt
first = Anthony
title = Neapolitan Baroque and Rococo Architecture
date =1975
publisher = A. Zwemmer
place = London
id = ISBN 0302025847*cite book
last = Ward
first = Alistair
title = The Architecture of Ferdinando Sanfelice
date =1988
publisher = Garland
place = New York
id = ISBN 0824000951*cite journal
last = Morrice
first = R. J.
title = Sanfelice and St Florian: Indigenous Tradition and Staircase Design
journal = Architectural History
volume = 26
issue =
pages = 82–86+157–159
date =1983
id= ISSN 0066622X
doi = 10.2307/1568436
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