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Niccolò Matas | |
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Born | 6 December 1798
Ancona, Papal States (now Italy) |
Died | 11 March 1872
Florence, Italy |
Other names | Nicola Matas |
Education |
Academy of Fine Arts, Rome, Academy of Fine Arts, Venice, Accademia di Belle Arti di Vicenza |
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Niccolò "Nicola" Matas (6 December 1798 – 11 March 1872) [1] was an Italian architect and professor. He is best known for being the architect of the 19th century Gothic Revival façade of the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence, Italy. [2] [3] Matas was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, Florence ( Italian: Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze). [1] He is one of the important architects in the history of the city of Florence. [1] [4]
Niccolò "Nicola" Matas was born on December 6, 1798, in Ancona, in Marche, Papal States (now present-day Italy). [1] His family was Jewish and of Spanish descent. [1] He studied at Academy of Fine Arts, Rome ( Italian: Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma); followed by study at the Academy of Fine Arts, Venice ( Italian: Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia) and the Academy of Fine Arts, Vicenza ( Italian: Accademia di Belle Arti di Vicenza).
In 1825, Matas moved to Florence, where he was an academic professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, Florence ( Italian: Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze), primarily teaching architecture. [1] His architect contemporaries in Tuscany included Gaetano Baccani, Mariano Falcini, Emilio De Fabris, and Giuseppe Poggi. [4] Matas worked closely with sculptor Giovanni Dupré of Gipsoteca Dupré. [4] He had a working relationship with Anatoly Demidov, 1st Prince of San Donato. [1]
From 1857 to 1863, he worked on the design of the façade of Basilica of Santa Croce, where he worked in a prominent Star of David into the top of the building. [5] [6] The design of the building was said to be influenced by a now-lost drawing by Simone del Pollaiolo, named "il Cronaca". [5] He is also thought to have been inspired by the Siena Cathedral ( Italian: Duomo di Siena) and Orvieto Cathedral ( Italian: Duomo di Orvieto). [7]
Matas died in Florence on 11 March 1872. [1] His body was moved in 1886, and Matas is buried under the porch at the Basilica of Santa Croce. [1] [5]
There is a street named "Via Matas" in Ancona.
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Niccolò Matas | |
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Born | 6 December 1798
Ancona, Papal States (now Italy) |
Died | 11 March 1872
Florence, Italy |
Other names | Nicola Matas |
Education |
Academy of Fine Arts, Rome, Academy of Fine Arts, Venice, Accademia di Belle Arti di Vicenza |
Occupations |
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Niccolò "Nicola" Matas (6 December 1798 – 11 March 1872) [1] was an Italian architect and professor. He is best known for being the architect of the 19th century Gothic Revival façade of the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence, Italy. [2] [3] Matas was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, Florence ( Italian: Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze). [1] He is one of the important architects in the history of the city of Florence. [1] [4]
Niccolò "Nicola" Matas was born on December 6, 1798, in Ancona, in Marche, Papal States (now present-day Italy). [1] His family was Jewish and of Spanish descent. [1] He studied at Academy of Fine Arts, Rome ( Italian: Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma); followed by study at the Academy of Fine Arts, Venice ( Italian: Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia) and the Academy of Fine Arts, Vicenza ( Italian: Accademia di Belle Arti di Vicenza).
In 1825, Matas moved to Florence, where he was an academic professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, Florence ( Italian: Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze), primarily teaching architecture. [1] His architect contemporaries in Tuscany included Gaetano Baccani, Mariano Falcini, Emilio De Fabris, and Giuseppe Poggi. [4] Matas worked closely with sculptor Giovanni Dupré of Gipsoteca Dupré. [4] He had a working relationship with Anatoly Demidov, 1st Prince of San Donato. [1]
From 1857 to 1863, he worked on the design of the façade of Basilica of Santa Croce, where he worked in a prominent Star of David into the top of the building. [5] [6] The design of the building was said to be influenced by a now-lost drawing by Simone del Pollaiolo, named "il Cronaca". [5] He is also thought to have been inspired by the Siena Cathedral ( Italian: Duomo di Siena) and Orvieto Cathedral ( Italian: Duomo di Orvieto). [7]
Matas died in Florence on 11 March 1872. [1] His body was moved in 1886, and Matas is buried under the porch at the Basilica of Santa Croce. [1] [5]
There is a street named "Via Matas" in Ancona.