Dante Viviani (25 July 1861 – 13 October 1917) was an Italian architect, active mainly in Umbria and his native Tuscany.[1]

Dante Viviani
Born(1861-07-25)25 July 1861
Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy
Died13 October 1917(1917-10-13) (aged 56)
Perugia, Umbria, Italy
Alma materAccademia di Belle Arti di Roma
Occupation(s)Architect
Architectural restorer
The façade of the Arezzo Cathedral

Biography edit

Born in Arezzo, Mariani graduated at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma, and he started working as a disciple of Gaetano Koch and Raffaello Ojetti [it].[1]

He designed numerous buildings in his native Arezzo and in Umbria, and contributed to the restoration and renovation of ancient palaces and churches in old towns such as Assisi, Città di Castello, Gubbio, Perugia and Todi.[1] Between 1901 and 1914 he designed the new façade of the Arezzo Cathedral in a Gothic Revival style.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Viviani Dante". Sistema Informativo Unificato per le Soprintendenze Archivistiche (in Italian). Retrieved 7 June 2020.

Bibliography edit

  • F. Massetani (1942). Dizionario bibliografico degli aretini ricordevoli nelle lettere, scienze, arti, armi e religioni. Biblioteca Città di Arezzo.

External links edit

  • "Viviani Dante". Sistema Informativo Unificato per le Soprintendenze Archivistiche (in Italian). Retrieved 7 June 2020.