The Education of Bernardo Antonio Vittone between Architecture and Engineering ; L’educazione di Bernardo Antonio Vittone tra architettura e ingegneria

Most critics by now agree that the engineer-architect of the Baroque and Late Baroque period was not an “intuitive” operator, only trained in practice, but a seriously prepared professional, able to express himself through predictive calculations and other forms of scientific-based knowledge. For this reason too, the architectural history of the Baroque cannot be separated from the history of science and from construction history. This should also apply to Vittone’s career. Recent investigations have revealed a double scholarly training of this Piedmontese engineer and architect. In addition t... Mehr ...