18th-century Italian architect famed for his work in Russia
"Bartolomeo Rastrelli" redirects here. For his father, see Carlo Bartolomeo Rastrelli. For other people surnamed Rastrelli, see Rastrelli (surname).
Francesco Rastrelli
Born
Paris, Kingdom of France
1700
Died
1771
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Nationality
Italian
Known for
Palace architecture
Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli (Russian: Франче́ско Бартоломе́о (Варфоломе́й Варфоломе́евич) Растре́лли; 1700 in Paris, Kingdom of France – 29 April 1771 in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire) was an Italian architect who worked mainly in Russia. He developed an easily recognizable style of Late Baroque, both sumptuous and majestic. His major works, including the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg and the Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo, are famed for extravagant luxury and opulence of decoration.[1]
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FrancescoBartolomeoRastrelli (Russian: Франче́ско Бартоломе́о (Варфоломе́й Варфоломе́евич) Растре́лли; 1700 in Paris, Kingdom of France – 29 April 1771...
Peter the Great. His son FrancescoBartolomeoRastrelli became a prominent architect in Russia. Carlo BartolomeoRastrelli was born in Florence, Tuscany...
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Versailles landscaper André Le Nôtre, designed the gardens. FrancescoBartolomeoRastrelli completed an expansion from 1747 to 1756 for Elizabeth of Russia...
called style Rocaille or Rococo style. The Italian architect FrancescoBartolomeoRastrelli is the key figure of this trend, which is still given the name...
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served as a court architect in Tsarskoye Selo and worked with FrancescoBartolomeoRastrelli on the construction of the Catherine Palace. Neyolov was the...
of the architectural masterpieces of the Italian architect FrancescoBartolomeoRastrelli, who also redesigned the Winter Palace, and created the Grand...
instruments, cellos. The Rastrelli Cello Quartet took their name from that city’s prominent 18th-century architect FrancescoBartolomeoRastrelli.[citation needed]...
commissioned by Elizabeth of Russia and designed by architect FrancescoBartolomeoRastrelli in 1752. Although still used for coronation ceremonies, the...
to retain the original rococo decorative scheme devised by FrancescoBartolomeoRastrelli. This was faithfully copied by Vasily Stasov when he was commissioned...
was most notably exemplified in the grandiose buildings of FrancescoBartolomeoRastrelli in Saint Petersburg and its suburban palaces. Naryshkin Baroque...
Rodríguez. Stroganov Palace in Saint Petersburg, designed by FrancescoBartolomeoRastrelli, completed. Pavillon du Butard in France, designed by Ange-Jacques...
begun. 1757 – Vorontsov Palace (Saint Petersburg), designed by FrancescoBartolomeoRastrelli, is completed. 1756 – 1755 – Nuruosmaniye Mosque in Istanbul...
according to Zemtsov's drawings, and was completed in the 1750s FrancescoBartolomeoRastrelli. Anichkov Palace is the oldest building on Nevsky Prospekt,...
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is opened. Vorontsov Palace (Saint Petersburg), designed by FrancescoBartolomeoRastrelli, is completed. Gammel Holtegård near Copenhagen is completed...
neighbouring chapels are of later construction. These were designed by FrancescoBartolomeoRastrelli, Vincenzo Bernardacci, Karl Blank, Konstantin Thon, and other...
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