Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. III, 1949 Art & architecture Artists

Brentano, Giuseppe

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BRENTANO, GIUSEPPE. - Architect, b. in Milan in 1862 and d. there in 1889, a pupil of Camillo Boito. His principal work is the design for the facade of Milan Cathedral, which won first prize in the international competition of 1888, and which is the fruit of a long and careful study of Italian, French, German and Austrian Gothic architecture.

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BIBL.: E. Verga, s. v. in Thieme-Becker, IV, p. 583 (with bibl.); G. Ricciardi, La facciata del duomo di Milano e l'architetto G. B., Milan 1934.

Elsa Gerlini

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By Elsa Gerlini

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III (1949), coll. 59–60.

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Gerlini, Elsa. “Brentano, giuseppe.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, coll. 59–60. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/brentano-giuseppe.

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Gerlini, Elsa. “Brentano, giuseppe.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, coll. 59–60. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/brentano-giuseppe.

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@incollection{ec3_brentano_giuseppe,
  author    = {Gerlini, Elsa},
  title     = {Brentano, giuseppe},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {III},
  pages     = {59--60},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1949},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/brentano-giuseppe}
}

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