Giovan Battista Caniana

Giovan Battista Caniana (8 May 1671 – 5 May 1754) was an Italian sculptor and architect.

Marble relief of Giovan Battista Caniana, outside the Basilica of San Martino, Alzano Lombardo

Biography

Caniana was born in Romano di Lombardia, and his father Giacomo Antonio, also a sculptor, died when he was 8 years old. His mother Datila sent him to study in Longhena, where he trained under Andrea Brustolon. A few years later Caniana returned to his family where he worked in a shop with his brothers. In 1694 after he married Bridget Grass, he turned to architecture and worked on a number of local projects. He died in Alzano Lombardo, aged 82.

His grandson, Giacomo Caniana, was also an architect.

References

• Content was partly derived from a translation of the Italian wiki article: Giovan Battista Caniana (Italian)