Giuseppe Nuvolo was an Italian architect, an exponent of the Mannerist and early Baroque architecture, active mostly in Naples

Naples

Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...

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He entered the Dominican Order

Dominican Order

The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...

 in 1591, but designed works also for other institutions. He specialized in the use of majolica

Maiolica

Maiolica is Italian tin-glazed pottery dating from the Renaissance. It is decorated in bright colours on a white background, frequently depicting historical and legendary scenes.-Name:...

 decorations, especially in the domes for churches in Naples, including that of San Pietro Martire

San Pietro Martire (Naples)

San Pietro Martire is a church in Naples, Italy. It is located directly across from the principal building of the University of Naples on the main street, Corso Umberto, in the downtown area....

 or that of Santa Maria della Sanità (Nuvolo signed the whole project of the latter).

Nuvolo also redesigned pre-existing edifices in Mannerist-Baroque style, such as the church of Santa Maria di Costantinopoli

Santa Maria di Costantinopoli

The Church of Santa Maria di Costantinopoli is a 16th century church in Naples, southern Italy, located on the street of the same name.Its name is allied to the cult of St. Mary of Constantinople, which rose to prominence in 1527-1528, during one of the frequent attacks of plague afflicting the city...

 and the church of San Carlo all'Arena

San Carlo all'Arena

San Carlo all'Arena is a neighbourhood of Naples, southern Italy, to the north-east of the old historic center of the city. The area centers on the gigantic Bourbon Hospice for the Poor on the square, Piazza Carlo III, named for Charles III the first Bourbon king of Naples.-External links:...

. At his death in 1643, he was working in the construction of Santa Caterina da Siena, also in Naples.

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