Deaths on January 19

Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni

Died on January 19, 1766

Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni, Italian-French architect and painter (b. 1695)

Jean-Nicolas Servan, also known as Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni (2 May 1695 – 19 January 1766) was an Italian decorator, architect, scene-painter, firework designer and trompe-l'œil specialist.

He was born in Florence, the son of a French carriage driver.

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