caption movement death_date death_place birth_place nationality field birth_date works image article_title name bgcolour
ernesto basile art nouveau 26 august 1932 palermo , kingdom of italy palermo , kingdom of the two sicilies italian architecture 31 january 1857 teatro massimo , palazzo montecitorio ernesto basile.jpg ernesto basile
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ernesto basile

ernesto basile -lrb- 31 january 1857 in palermo -- 26 august 1932 in palermo -rrb- was an italian architect and an exponent of modernism and art nouveau .
he became well-known because of his stylistic fusion of ancient , medieval and modern elements .
he was one of the pioneers of art nouveau in italy .
