(b Messina, 16 June 1678; d Madrid, 31 Jan 1736). Italian architect, draughtsman and designer. His work reinforced a Late Baroque classical tradition while also drawing on the leavening criticism of that tradition by Francesco Borromini. His work is characterized by clarity and directness, his architectural conceptions defined by a drastically reduced structure and complex conglomerate spaces; his surfaces were adorned with elaborate decorative systems the originality of which pointed the way to a light-hearted Rococo. In 1714 he became first architect of Victor-Amadeus II of Savoy, King of Sicily. Juvarra’s mandate was to accomplish the transformation of Turin begun in the 17th century. During a 20-year residence in Turin he built sixteen palaces and eight churches, and designed numerous church ornaments. He also designed furniture, theatre scenery and urban complexes.

• Juvarra, Filippo
  • architecture
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    • chapels
      • Baratta: (3) Giovanni di Isidoro Baratta
    • churches
      • Italy, §II, 4(iv): Baroque and Rococo architecture, c 1600–c 1750: North Italy
      • Mantua, §1(iii): History and urban development, after 1707
      • Portico, §2: Later history
      • Sacchetti, Giovanni Battista
    • domes
      • Alberti, Leon Battista, §III, 2(iii)(b): Mantua: S Andrea
    • façades
      • Castellamonte: (1) Carlo di Castellamonte
      • Milan, §IV, 1(i)(b): Cathedral architecture, after c 1400
      • San Ildefonso
      • Turin, §I, 1: History and urban development, before 1800
    • hunting-lodges
      • Collino
      • Villa, §II, 1: Renaissance and Baroque, c 1400–c 1700: History and development
    • mausolea
      • Mausoleum, §VI, 1: Early 18th century
    • palaces
      • Spain, §V, 4: Interior decoration, 1701–1813
    • palazzi
      • Alfieri, Benedetto Innocente, §1: Secular works
      • Architectural drawing, §2(ii): 17th and 18th centuries
      • Ardemans, Teodoro
      • Glass, §IV, 2(i): Uses: Architecture, before 1800
      • Madrid, §IV, 2: Palacio Real
      • Michela, Costanzo
      • Spain, §II, 3: Architecture, c 1600–c 1750
      • Stables, §2: Display and setting
    • riding houses
      • Riding house
    • staircases
      • Staircase, §I, 4: Baroque and Rococo
  • assistants
    • Casali, Andrea
    • Rodríguez, Ventura, §1: Before 1759
  • collaboration
    • Bianchi, Pietro (i)
    • Gregorini, Domenico
    • Legros: (2) Pierre Legros
    • Trevisani, Francesco, §3: Late works, 1720–46
    • Vittone, Bernardo Antonio, §1: Early life and work, before c 1755
  • dealing
    • Locatelli, Andrea
  • furniture
    • Spain, §VI, 3(i): Furniture, 1701–1813: Court furniture
  • groups and movements
    • Baroque, §5: Later developments
    • Italy, §II, 5: Neo-classical to early Modernist architecture, c 1750–c 1900
  • interior decoration
    • Beaumont, Claudio Francesco
    • Imperiali
  • metalwork
    • Door, §II, 3: Western world: Mannerist, Baroque and Rococo, c 1550–c 1750
  • parks
    • Garden, §VIII, 4(i)(b): Italy, c 1550–c 1800: Historical development
  • patrons and collectors
    • Charles-Emanuel III, Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia (reg 1730-73)
      • Savoy, §II: (12) Charles-Emanuel III, 17th Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia
    • Elizabeth Farnese, Queen of Spain (1692-1766)
      • Bourbon, §II: (2) Elizabeth, Queen of Spain
    • John V, King of Portugal (reg 1706-50)
      • Braganza: (7) John V, King of Portugal
    • Mary Joanna of Savoy-Nemours, Duchess and Regent of Savoy (1644-1724)
      • Savoy, §II: (9) Mary Joanna, Duchess and Regent of
    • Oratorians
      • Oratorians, §3: Patronage
    • Ottoboni, Pietro, Cardinal (1667-1740)
      • Ottoboni, Cardinal Pietro
    • Philip V, King of Spain (reg 1700-24)
      • Bourbon, §II: (1) Philip V, King of Spain
    • Victor-Amadeus II, 15th Duke of Savoy (reg 1675-
      • Italy, §V, 4: Interior decoration: 1700–c. 1750
      • Italy, §XII, 5: Patronage: Baroque, Rococo and Neo-classicism, c 1600–c 1861
      • Savoy, §II: (11) Victor-Amadeus II, King of Sardinia, 15th Duke of Savoy and King of Sicily
      • Turin, §II: Art life and organization
  • silver
    • Italy, §IX, 1: Gold and silver
  • stage design
    • Capriccio, §1: Early manifestations
    • Theatre, §III, 3(i)(b): Italy: Baroque stage design and costume
  • teachers
    • Fontana (v)
    • Fontana (v): (2) Francesco Fontana