Carlo Lurago [SEP] date of death
Carlo Lurago
Carlo Lurago (also spelled Luraghi) (1615 – 22 October 1684) was an Italian architect, who was most active in Prague.
He was born in Pellio Superiore in the Val d'Intelvi, near Como. At the age of 23, as an already an accomplished plasterer, he moved to Prague. He would build several different Jesuit churches and cloisters there, including some at the Clementinum, in the early baroque style. His first commission was the stucco decoration on the gothic St. Saviour Church in Prague
Lurago
Lurago may refer to:
Geography.
- Lurago d'Erba, Italian municipality
- Lurago Marinone, Italian municipality
People.
- Carlo Lurago, Italian architect
- Rocco Lurago, Italian architect