Giuiseppe Benoni
*1618, Italy
†1684, Italy
Biography
Giuiseppe Benoni was an Italian Baroque architect primarily active in Venice. He was born in Udine or Trento. At the age of forty, he moved to Venice, where he earned the title of “Proto” and worked at the municipality addressing technical problems. During the same period when the reconstruction of the Doge's Palace was taking place (1675-76), a new customs house was being planned across the Grand Canal. On August 29, 1676, the Venetian council approached a quartet of architects with the project, and ultimately, Benoni's proposal was selected for the price of 6000 ducats (Longhena's project cost twice as much).
Giuiseppe Benoni was an Italian Baroque architect primarily active in Venice. He was born in Udine or Trento. At the age of forty, he moved to Venice, where he earned the title of “Proto” and worked at the municipality addressing technical problems. During the same period when the reconstruction of the Doge's Palace was taking place (1675-76), a new customs house was being planned across the Grand Canal. On August 29, 1676, the Venetian council approached a quartet of architects with the project, and ultimately, Benoni's proposal was selected for the price of 6000 ducats (Longhena's project cost twice as much).
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