Antonio santelia biography

1888 Antonio Sant’Elia was born in Como on 30th April 1888, son of Luigi Sant’Elia, a barber in Como (1845-1914) and Cristina Panzillo (Capua 1848-Como 1922).

Antonio santelia biography

1899 At the end of the nineteenth century the city was going through a prosperous time with much development taking place in the textile and tourist industries. At the same time improvements were being made to the infrastructures both on the land and on the lake and new hotels were springing up and changing the appearance of the landscape.

Aware that it was an active and vital centre, Como celebrated its own prosperity in with its great exhibition to Volta of 1899 on the centenary of the Alessandro Volta’s invention of the Voltaic Pile or electric battery. The Expo put on show the products of the textile industry and promoted the history and art heritage of Como.

The event had an extraordinary emotional impact on the eleven-year-old Sant’Elia, especially the displays of the engineer Eugenio Linati with wood pavi