Giovan Battista Cavagna
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Giovan Battista Cavagna, or Cavagni (died 1613) was an Italian architect, engineer and painter. He was active mostly in Naples
.
He was of Roman
origin. In Naples he worked in 1572-1577 at the church of San Gregorio Armeno
together with Giovanni Vincenzo della Monica. In 1578 he was in Rome, where he is mentioned together with painters Federico Zuccari
and Scipione Pulzone
at the Academy of St. Luke. Back in Naples, in 1589 he worked to several transition edifices from Renaissance to Mannerist styles, such as the Monte di Pietà, the apse of Sant'Anna dei Lombardi
; he also succeeded Francesco Grimaldi in the direction of the construction of San Paolo Maggiore
.
In 1601-602 he was also entrusted the construction of the grain stores. He stopped working in Naples in 1605, when he was appointed as architect of the Basilica della Santa Casa of Loreto
, in the March
. In 1608 he designed the church of San Pietro in Valle at Fano
. He died at Loreto in 1613.
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
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He was of Roman
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
origin. In Naples he worked in 1572-1577 at the church of San Gregorio Armeno
San Gregorio Armeno
San Gregorio Armeno is a church and a monastery in Naples, Italy. It is one of the most important Baroque complexes in Naples....
together with Giovanni Vincenzo della Monica. In 1578 he was in Rome, where he is mentioned together with painters Federico Zuccari
Federico Zuccari
Federico Zuccari, also known as Federigo Zuccaro , was an Italian Mannerist painter and architect, active both in Italy and abroad.-Biography:Zuccari was born at Sant'Angelo in Vado, near Urbino ....
and Scipione Pulzone
Scipione Pulzone
Scipione Pulzone , also known as Il Gaetano, was an Italian late Renaissance Mannerist or, more properly, "counter-Maniera" painter active in Rome...
at the Academy of St. Luke. Back in Naples, in 1589 he worked to several transition edifices from Renaissance to Mannerist styles, such as the Monte di Pietà, the apse of Sant'Anna dei Lombardi
Sant'Anna dei Lombardi
Sant'Anna dei Lombardi is a church and monastic complex in Naples, southern Italy. It was originally named S. Maria di Monteoliveto and was founded in 1411 under king Ladislaus of Durazzo...
; he also succeeded Francesco Grimaldi in the direction of the construction of San Paolo Maggiore
San Paolo Maggiore
San Paolo Maggiore is a basilica church in Naples, southern Italy, and the burial place of Gaetano Thiene, known as Saint Cajetan, founder of the Order of Clerics Regular .-History:...
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In 1601-602 he was also entrusted the construction of the grain stores. He stopped working in Naples in 1605, when he was appointed as architect of the Basilica della Santa Casa of Loreto
Loreto
-Places:*Loreto, Santiago del Estero, Argentina*Loreto , village and municipality in Misiones Province, Argentina*Loreto, Beni, Bolivia*Loreto , Brazil...
, in the March
March
March is in present time held to be the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is one of the seven months which are 31 days long....
. In 1608 he designed the church of San Pietro in Valle at Fano
Fano
Fano is a town and comune of the province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marche region of Italy. It is a beach resort 12 km southeast of Pesaro, located where the Via Flaminia reaches the Adriatic Sea...
. He died at Loreto in 1613.