biography
pronunciation:
[boheetoh]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1836–1914)
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| biography:
| Architect and writer, born in Rome, Latium, Italy. The brother of composer and writer Arrigo Boito, as an architect he opposed eclecticism and saw mediaeval architecture as a pointer for modern Italian architecture. Among his notable buildings were the Gallarate hospital (1871), the Palazzo delle Debite in Padua (1873), and the retirement home for musicians, the Giuseppe Verdi in Milan (1899). He also wrote a number of critical and historical works (Sull'architettura del Medioevo in Italia, 1880) and short stories in the scapigliatura style (Storielle vane, 1876 and Nuove storielle vane, 1883). |
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