Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli
1700 – 1771 · aged 71
Italian architect (1700-1771)
- Born
- 1700 · Paris
- Died
- 1771 · Saint Petersburg
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- 1700BornBorn in Paris
- 1771DiedDied in Saint Petersburg
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- 1756 – 1763Seven Years' War
- c. 1760 – 1840Industrial Revolution
- 1765 – 1783American Revolution
Biography
Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli (Russian: Франче́ско Бартоломе́о (Варфоломе́й Варфоломе́евич) Растре́лли; 1700 – 29 April 1771) 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.
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