Alessandro Gherardesca
Alessandro Gherardesca (1771–18 January 1852) was an Italian architect and engineer, active in his native Pisa and Livorno. He was born in Pisa to a family of musicians, but elected to work mainly in architectural refurbishments, mostly in styles restoring older buildings, and applying Neo Gothic or Neo-Renaissance styles. He gained appointment as Professor of Architecture and then Director of the Accademia di Belle Arti of Pisa, as well as Professor at the Florentine counterpart.
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Alessandro Gherardesca
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- 1852 · Livorno.
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Alessandro Gherardesca (1771–18 January 1852) was an Italian architect and engineer, active in his native Pisa and Livorno. He was born in Pisa to a family of musicians, but elected to work mainly in architectural refurbishments, mostly in styles restoring older buildings, and applying Neo Gothic or Neo-Renaissance styles. He gained appointment as Professor of Architecture and then Director of the Accademia di Belle Arti of Pisa, as well as Professor at the Florentine counterpart.
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In the Tuscan Government he was appointed Leading Architect of the Deputation of Public Works and Ornament in Livorno. According to Alessandro Melis and Julia Gatley, his transformation of the Piazza del Duomo, Gherardesca created an idealised image of the original square, one that was in line with British trends.
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Monumento funebre dell'architetto Alessandro Della Gheradesca (m. 1852) di Emilio Santarelli
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Alessandro Gherardesca was born on 1 January 1771.
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Alessandro Gherardesca died on 14 January 1852.
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- A romantic in Tuscany: Alessandro Gherardesca and the transformation of Pisa’s Piazza del Duomo, Cogent Social Sciences, 2018
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- 1.ETS. Alessandro Gherardesca: architetto toscano del romanticismo (Pisa, 1777 - 1852); [Pisa, Palazzo Reale (Soprintendeza), 15 ottobre - 15 dicembre 2002; Livorno, Complesso "A. Gherardesca" (ex Pia Casa di Lavoro), 1 febbraio - 30 marzo 2003]. 2002. 978-88-467-0646-1.
- 2.Melis, Alessandro. Architecture beyond borders: Alessandro Gherardesca (1777-1852). Critica d'Arte. 8. 68-75. December 2003.
- 3.Melis, Alessandro. A romantic in Tuscany: Alessandro Gherardesca and the transformation of Pisa's Piazza del Duomo. Cogent Social Sciences. 4. 1. 2018-01-01. 10.1080/23311886.2018.1487256.
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