Courtyard of the Palazzo Abatellis
Santa Maria della Catena
Courtyard of Palazzo Aiutamicristo

Matteo Carnilivari or Carnelivari was an Italian architect active mainly from 1487 to 1493 in Palermo, Sicily.[1]

Biography

The notable architect of 15th-century Sicily is known for works that show the influences of International Gothic with Norman-Swabian motifs influenced by Catalan art and of the new Renaissance style.[2]

Among his main works are two palaces in Palermo: the Palazzo Abatellis built 1487 - 1493 with a medieval side-tower and the Palazzo Aiutamicristo built 1490 - 1495 with its Spanish-style courtyard. The design of the church of Santa Maria della Catena has been attributed to him by its similarities with his other designs.[3]

Designs

  • Castello Chiaromontano or castello dell'Emiro (1487-1488) in Misilmeri, owned by Guglielmo Ajutamicristo.[4]
  • Madonna della Vittoria church: rebuilt in 1488, and now part of the Oratorio dei Bianchi complex.
  • Regia Cancelleria (1489) head of completion works.[5]
  • Palazzo of the baron of Sant'Angelo Muxaro (1490) in Agrigento.
  • Castello Vvevo (1494) in Augusta, Italy, headed restoration works[6]

References

  1. ↑ (in Italian) Trecanni entry
  2. ↑ (in Italian) M. R. Nobile (ed.), Matteo Carnilivari. Pere Compte. Due maestri del gotico nel Mediterraneo, Palermo, Edizioni Caracol, 2006, ISBN 88-89440-08-2.
  3. ↑ (in Italian) Le Muse, vol. 3, Novara, De Agostini, 1965, page 97
  4. ↑ (in Italian) Filippo Rotolo, Matteo Carnilivari. Revisione e documenti, Palermo, 1985, ISBN 978-0-00-101216-5.
  5. ↑ (in Italian) Filippo Meli, Matteo Carnilivari e l'architettura del Quattro e Cinquecento in Palermo, Roma, 1958.
  6. ↑ (in Italian) Salvatore Cardella, L'architettura di Matteo Carnalivari, Palermo, 1936.


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