Enrico Alvino
Enrico Alvino (1809–1872) was an Italian architect and urban designer, particularly active in Naples in the mid-19th century. He was born in Milan, and died in Rome.
Works
[edit]Among his important works in Naples are:
- façade of the church of Santa Maria di Piedigrotta (1853);
- laid out (with others) the street, Corso Maria Teresa, today named Corso Vittorio Emanuele (between 1852 and 1860), finished in 1870;
- planned the restoration of the façade of the Cathedral of Naples, completed in 1870;
- redesigned the Santa Lucia quarter in 1862;
- redesigned (with others) the Villa Comunale;
- converted the ancient convent of San Giovanni a Costantinopoli into the Royal Academy of Fine Arts;
In Catania, he helped complete the Palazzo Paternò del Toscano in Piazza Stesicoro.
Sources
[edit]- (in Italian) Emilio Lavagnino, ALVINO, Enrico in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, II volume, Rome, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 1960.
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