Francesco Saverio Cavallari
Illustration — Façade of the Academia de San Carlos • Illustration — Parque Lira - Entrance arch Francesco Saverio Cavallari (1809 or 2 March 1810 –1896), also known in Mexico as Javier Cavallari, was an architect, professor, painter and archeologist. He was active in Mexico City between 1857 and 1864. Cavallari was born in Palermo, Sicily, but obtained a degree from the University of Göttingen.
Also recorded as Francesco Saverino Cavallari · Javier Cavallari
Francesco Saverio Cavallari
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- Died
- 1896 · Syracuse.
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- Kingdom of Italy
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- art historian · archaeologist · architect · painter
- Education
- University of Göttingen
- Languages
- Italian
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Illustration — Façade of the Academia de San Carlos • Illustration — Parque Lira - Entrance arch Francesco Saverio Cavallari (1809 or 2 March 1810 –1896), also known in Mexico as Javier Cavallari, was an architect, professor, painter and archeologist. He was active in Mexico City between 1857 and 1864. Cavallari was born in Palermo, Sicily, but obtained a degree from the University of Göttingen.
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He became an art professor at the University of Palermo, then at the Accademia di Belle Arti of Milan before becoming director of the Academia de San Carlos in Mexico City. He designed its present façade. He also designed the entrance arch at Parque Lira park. He received membership in many archaeological and architectural societies across Europe.
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1809
Francesco Saverio Cavallari was born in 1809 at Palermo.
1896
Francesco Saverio Cavallari died in 1896 at Syracuse.
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