Francesco Gallo

Francesco Gallo (1672-1750) was an Italian architect and engineer. He designed over 100 works during his career, including the massive cupola on the Sanctuary of Vicoforte.[1]

Interior of Gallo's Battuti Rossi in Fossano (1727)

Gallo was born in Mondovì in the Piedmont region of Italy. He was a student of Antonio Bertola.[2]

Partial list of works

Mondovì Cathedral (1743)
San Giovanni Battista, Racconigi (1730)
Battuti Rossi (Trinity Church), Fossano (1727)
Chiesa Sant'Antonio Abate, Priero (1716)
Dome of the Sanctuary of Vicoforte (1729)

References

Curl, James Stevens (2006). A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (2 ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 304. ISBN 0-19-860678-8.
Mattiello, Enrico (1998). "GALLO, Francesco". Biographical Dictionary of Italians - Volume 51. Retrieved 2023-08-16.

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[curl-1] Curl, James Stevens (2006). A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (2 ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 304. ISBN 0-19-860678-8.

[mattiello-2] Mattiello, Enrico (1998). "GALLO, Francesco". Biographical Dictionary of Italians - Volume 51. Retrieved 2023-08-16.