Giovanni Michelazzi

Place: Rome

Born: 1879

Death: 1920

Biography:

Giovanni Michelazzi was an Italian architect and one of the most important exponents of the Liberty style (Art Nouveau) in Tuscany. He was born in Rome in 1879 and died in Florence in 1920. Giovanni Michelazzi is the architect who is responsible for all the major Art Nouveau architecture in Florence, but due to Art Nouveau's extreme unpopularity in the subsequent decades, some of his buildings were demolished in the 1950s and 1960s.

Early Life and Career

Michelazzi's appearance as an architect on the Florentine scene dates back to 1902-03 with an intervention of initially little importance but which became highly suggestive of the future direction of his design methods in the Tuscan strand of Art Nouveau. It consisted of the addition to a traditional villa located in the nineteenth-century Viale del Poggio Imperiale in Florence of an iron and glass canopy, a new portal, and the complete overhaul of the balcony above, adding concrete uprights that attach to the wall with soft plasticity.

Notable Works

Some of Giovanni Michelazzi's most important works in Florence include Villa di viale Michelangelo, 59 (1904, destroyed), Villino Ravazzini (1907), Villino Lampredi di via Giano della Bella, 9 (1907-1910), and Villino Broggi-Caraceni (1910-1911). These works showcase his innovative use of materials and reinterpretation of traditional forms in a modern key.

Legacy

Michelazzi was also a member of the Accademia del Disegno di Firenze. His work received scholarly attention only in recent years, and now critics have given it a prominent place in Italian architecture of the twentieth century. For more information on Giovanni Michelazzi's works, visit https://Wikioo.org/@/Giovanni-Michelazzi.

• Some of his notable works can be found at https://Wikioo.org/Art.nsf/O/A@D3AFPD
• More information on the Pinacoteca di Vicenza, a museum that houses an impressive collection of artworks from various periods and styles, can be found at https://Wikioo.org/Art.nsf/O/A@D3AT7X
• The Museum San Medardo in Arcevia, Italy, is another notable example of Renaissance art and can be visited at https://Wikioo.org/@@/A@D3BHPV-The-Museum-San-Medardo-(Arcevia-Italy)

to note about Giovanni Michelazzi's work include his innovative use of materials, reinterpretation of traditional forms in a modern key, and his contribution to the Art Nouveau style in Tuscany. His legacy continues to be celebrated through his works, which can be found in various museums and locations throughout Italy.