page_title: Ferdinando Fuga
hierarchical_section_title: Ferdinando Fuga
caption_attribution_description: Frontview of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. Panaorama from 3 images.
context_page_description: Ferdinando Fuga was an Italian architect who was born in Florence, and is known for his work in Rome and Naples. Much of his early work was in Rome, notably, the Palazzo della Consulta at the Quirinal, the Palazzo Corsini, the façade of the Santa Maria Maggiore, and the Church of Sant'Apollinare. He later moved to Naples and notably designed the Albergo de'Poveri, the façade of the Church of the Gerolamini, and that of the Palazzo Giordano.
context_section_description: Ferdinando Fuga (November 11, 1699 – February 7, 1782) was an Italian architect who was born in Florence, and is known for his work in Rome and Naples. Much of his early work was in Rome, notably, the Palazzo della Consulta (1732–7) at the Quirinal, the Palazzo Corsini (1736–54), the façade of the Santa Maria Maggiore (1741–3), and the Church of Sant'Apollinare (1742–8). He later moved to Naples and notably designed the Albergo de'Poveri (an enormous work-house) (1751–81), the façade of the Church of the Gerolamini, and that of the Palazzo Giordano (both c.1780,).
caption: Façade (1743) of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome
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