Giuseppe Astarita



Giuseppe Astarita (Naples, 1707 – Naples, 1775) was an Italian architect and engineer of the late-Baroque or Rococo period. He was a pupil of Domenico Antonio Vaccaro and collaborated with Ferdinando Sanfelice; his style is influenced by Guarino Guarini. He worked on the following buildings, sometimes in work of reconstruction.

Works

 * Church of San Lorenzo delle Benedettine in Foggia
 * Church of San Pietro Martire
 * Church of Sant'Anna a Capuana
 * Church of San Raffaele
 * Palazzo di Sangro di Casacalenda, Naples
 * Church of Sant'Eustachio (Chiesa dell'Annunziata) and Church of Cappucini, Sessa Aurunca
 * Church of Santa Maria delle Graziedi di Melito, Province of Naples
 * Restoration of Torre Annunziata, Naples
 * Restorations of Church of Gesù Nuovo, Naples
 * Facade of Basilica of San Paolo Maggiore
 * Palazzo in via Materdei (number 20).