Alfredo d'Andrade
Alfredo d'Andrade | |
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 Alfredo d'Andrade in 1900 | |
| Born | 1839 |
| Died | 15 November 1915 (aged 76) |
| Occupation | Architect |
Alfredo César Reis Freire de Andrade (26 August 1839 – 30 November 1915) was a Portuguese and Italian architect, archaeologist and painter.
Biography
[edit]He was born in 1939 into a bourgeois Portuguese family, to António José and Emília Games de Silva Reis.[1]
Following a family tradition, he was sent to Genoa just like his older brother Julio before him following his father's wish to introduce him to a career in business.[1] He was employed by the Baratta brothers, commercial correspondents of the d'Andrade family.
In 1855, he visited the Exposition Universelle in Paris, and at the Palais des Beaux-Arts he was captivated by the works of the Swiss landscape painter Alexandre Calame.
After a brief period in Geneva, he moved permanently to Italy in 1865, where he taught ornamental design and devoted himself to surveying historical buildings. Through these activities, he developed an in-depth knowledge of the architecture of Piedmont, Liguria, and the Aosta Valley, showing particular interest in structures from the medieval period.
He became Superintendent of Fine Arts for Liguria and Piedmont and oversaw all restorations of churches and castles carried out in these regions until 1915, including that of the Sacra di San Michele. The material he gathered during this time enabled him to curate the creation of the Borgo Medioevale within the Parco del Valentino in Turin as part of the 1884 Italian General Exhibition.
He died in Genoa in 1915 and is buried close to his wife, Costanza Brocchi, in Pavone Canavese.[1]
Work
[edit]- Montalto Dora Castle, renovation
- Pavone Canavese Castle, renovation
- Fénis Castle, renovation
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Rosanna Maggio Serra. "D'ANDRADE, Alfredo Cesare Reis Freire" (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-05-05.