!!!Martinelli, Domenico

b. Lucca (Italy), Nov. 30, 1650, d. Lucca (Italy), Sept. 11, 
1718, architect, greatly appreciated by the nobility. From 1690 in 
Vienna, where he had decisive influence on architecture with his 
palaces in block form, with façades clearly organized by 
projecting surfaces. Often more successful than his rival, J. B.  
Fischer von Erlach, who favoured more dramatic designs, M. was 
supported by D. A. Count  Kaunitz for whom he built the Palace of 
Austerlitz (Slavkov u Brna, Czech Republic). In 1705 M. moved to 
Italy.

!Works
Palaces in Vienna: Harrach (from 1690) and Liechtenstein (after 
1695); Gartenpalais Liechtenstein (from 1700, begun by D. E. 
Rossi).

!Literature
H. Lorenz, D. M. und die oe. Barockarchitektur, 1991; 
NDB.


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