Dionisio Lazzari

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Dionisio Lazzari (17 October 1617 – 9 August 1689) was an Italian sculptor and architect.

He was born in Naples in 1617, the son of Jacopo Lazzari and Caterina Papini. Jacopo was born in Florence, and his and Dionisio's work shows Tuscan influences. In Dionisio, these are combined with the style of the Neapolitan baroque, as exemplified by Cosimo Fanzago. One of Lazzari's pupils was Arcangelo Guglielmelli.

His characteristic work was in marble inlaid with different coloured precious stones, often in abstract designs, though he also produced naturalistic works of vases, flowers and putti.

Main works

Most of the works of Dionisio Lazzari are found in Naples:

1642: Firrao chapel, San Paolo Maggiore
1654 (design): Girolamini church and monastery
1662: Façade of San Lorenzo Maggiore (later redone by Ferdinando Sanfelice)
1646 (onwards): Multiple chapels and decorations of Naples Cathedral
1674 - 1691: Altar of San Teresa church
Santa Maria di Montesanto, Naples

Sources

Di Maggio, Patrizia (1985). "Elementi toscani nella cultura decorativa napoletana del Seicento". Storia dell'arte (in Italian) 54: 133–139.
Various authors (1998). Civiltà del Seicento a Napoli II (in Italian). Napoli: Electa. ISBN 88-435-8712-9.

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Name	Lazzari, Dionisio
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Short description	Italian artist
Date of birth	1617
Place of birth
Date of death	1689
Place of death

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