Gian Antonio Selva
Gian Antonio Selva was an Italian neoclassical architect.Biography
He was born in Venice, the son of scientist Lorenzo Selva. He studied architecture in Venice, and was a pupil of Tommaso Temanza. Selva visited Rome, London, Paris, and also travelled to Belgium and the Netherlands.
His works include the renovation of Palazzo Dolfin Manin for doge Ludovico Manin, the Villa Manfrin detta Margherita a Sant'Artemio, near Treviso, the original Teatro La Fenice, renovation of Palazzo Smith Mangilli Valmarana, the Teatro Nuovo of Trieste, Teatro de La Sena of Feltre, cathedral of Cologna Veneta and the church of San Maurizio in Venice .
He died in Venice in 1819.
