February 16, 2019
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PAGE SPONSOR		 Paolo Labisi was an 18th century Sicilian architect. He worked principally in the Baroque style. His most notable works are in the Sicilian town of Noto, which was completely rebuilt on a new site following the earthquake of 1693. Labisi's work later came to be known under the banner of Sicilian Baroque. His work on the Palazzo Villadorata in Noto is perhaps one of the finest examples of his talent, displaying puttini seemingly supporting balconies with intricate wrought iron balustrading.
 
 
Giulio Lasso (died 1617) was an Italian architect, best known for his work in Palermo, Sicily. He was born in Florence.

His most famous work is the Quattri Canti, an eight sided piazza in the center of Palermo. The result of a road straightening and widening scheme, the Quattri Canti is one of Sicily's first examples of the Baroque style of architecture, and is also an early example of architectural town planning.

Lasso did not live to see its completion and the project was eventually finished under the supervision of Mariano Smiriglio, who was the architect of the Palermo Senate.