Antonio Asprucci
1723 - 1808
Antonio Asprucci was an Italian architect.
Asprucci was a pupil of Nicola Salvi, the creator of the Trevi fountain, whom he assisted with creating various works. Once independent, he worked for the Duke of Bracciano and built a house for Marcantonio Borghese IV in Pratica di Mare.
He was one of the first to introduce Neoclassicism in Rome as an architectural style.
In many works, such as those located in the Villa Borghese, he collaborated with his son Mario, also an architect. He was a member of the prestigious Academy of San Luca, where he was elected Principe (director) in 1790.
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