Giovanni Vincenzo Casali
Giovanni Vincenzo Casali, o Casale (1539 – 21 December 1593) was an
Servite
friar.
Biography
He was born in
Villa Medici. He then was recruited to Naples by the Duke of Osuna to complete some architectural works, including work for the Servite convent associated with the church of Santa Maria ad Ogni Bene dei Sette Dolori. From there he obtained a commission to work in Portugal as an architect for King Philip II of Spain and rebuild some fortresses. He died in Coimbra, Portugal.[1]
References
- ^ Dizionario biografico universale contente le notizie più importanti sulla vita e sulle opere degli uomini celebri, Volume 5, by Felice Scifoni, Publisher Davide Passagli, Florence (1849); page 43.
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