Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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[[Image:Rastrelli.jpg|300px|thumb|Bartolomeo Rastrelli]]

[[Image:summerpalace.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The Summer Palace in St Petersburg (1741-44, destroyed in 1797).]]

'''Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli''' (Russian: Франческо Бартоломео Растрелли) ([[1700]]-[[1771]]) was ana [[Italy|ItalianRussia]]n architect who worked inof [[RussiaItaly|Italian]] origin. He developed an easily recognizable style of late [[baroque architecture|baroque]], both sumptuous and majestic. His major works, including the [[Winter Palace]] in [[Saint Petersburg|St Petersburg]] and the [[Catherine Palace]] in [[Tsarskoe Selo]], are famed for extravagant luxury and opulence of decoration.

Bartolomeo went to Russia in [[1715]] with his father, Italian sculptor [[Carlo Bartolomeo Rastrelli]] ([[1675]]-[[1744]]). His ambition was to combine the latest Italian architectural fashion with traditions of the [[Muscovite baroque]] style. The first important commission came in 1721 when he was asked to build a palace for Prince [[Dmitri Kantemir|Demetre Cantemir]], former ruler of [[Moldavia]].

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==See also==

*[[Amber Room]]

==External links==

* [http://eng.tzar.ru/history/architect/rastrelli Profile at Tzarskoje Selo website]

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