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Luigi Canina
- Based in
- Turin
- Born
- 1795
- Died
- 1856
Awards
- RIBA Royal Gold Medal (1852)Winner
Biography
Luigi Canina was an Italian archaeologist and architect. Together with Giuseppe Valadier, he was a leading figure of archaeologically correct Neoclassicism in early-19 century Rome. He was the second recipient of the Royal Gold Medal, awarded in 1849. In England, he restored interiors at Alnwick Castle, Northumberland.
