Giovanni Antonio Medrano
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Giovanni Antonio de Medrano was the "Major Regius Praefectus Mathematicis Regni Neapolitani", chief engineer of the kingdom, architect, brigadier, and teacher of Charles III of Spain and his brothers the infantes. Giovanni was born in Sciacca in the Kingdom of Sicily. Giovanni Antonio de Medrano designed the Obelisk of Bitonto, the Palace of Capodimonte and the Teatro di San Carlo in Italy for Charles III of Spain. Medrano’s career is particularly studied, from his stay in Seville as a teacher for the royal princes, and his influence on Prince Charles’ architectural taste, to his projects in the Kingdom of Naples and the royal palace at Capodimonte.
The Camuccini Hall, Palace of Capodimonte, designed by Giovanni Antonio de Medrano
The Palazzo dei Regi Studi (1735), Meridian Hall, a work of the architect Giovanni Antonio de Medrano. In the foreground, on the floor, the sundial.
Medrano's fortifications of Montjuic Castle are now extensively planted with parterre gardens
Palace of the Viceroys of Naples
Ferdinand VI
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Ferdinand VI, called the Learned and the Just, was King of Spain from 9 July 1746 until his death. He was the third ruler of the Spanish Bourbon dynasty. He was the son of the previous monarch, Philip V, and his first wife Maria Luisa of Savoy.
Ferdinand VI of Spain