Giorgio Spavento
Illustration — Interior of the Church of San Salvador, designed by Giorgio Spavento Giorgio Spavento (died 17 April 1509) was an Italian Renaissance architect and engineer, active in Venice. Probably native to the area of Lake Como, he is first recorded in 1486 when he was appointed as proto (consultant architect and buildings manager) to the Procurators of Saint Mark. He designed the sacristy of the Church of St Mark, the belfry of St Mark's campanile, and the Church of San Teodoro.
Giorgio Spavento
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- 1440 · Venice.
- Died
- 1509 · Venice.
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- Republic of Venice
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Illustration — Interior of the Church of San Salvador, designed by Giorgio Spavento Giorgio Spavento (died 17 April 1509) was an Italian Renaissance architect and engineer, active in Venice. Probably native to the area of Lake Como, he is first recorded in 1486 when he was appointed as proto (consultant architect and buildings manager) to the Procurators of Saint Mark. He designed the sacristy of the Church of St Mark, the belfry of St Mark's campanile, and the Church of San Teodoro.
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His principal work is the Church of San Salvador, which was completed by Tullio Lombardo and Jacopo Sansovino.
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1440
Giorgio Spavento was born in 1440 at Venice.
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Giorgio Spavento died in 1509 at Venice.
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Spavento, Giorgio, Oxford Art Online, 2003
Giorgio Spavento e la facciata di Santi Filippo e Giacomo a Venezia, Mélanges de l'École française de Rome
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