Paolo Labisi

Francesco Paolo Labisi (* 1720 in Noto, † around 1798 ) was an Italian architect of the late baroque in Sicily.

Labisi was a student of Rosario Gagliardi. Most of its buildings were erected during the 18th century in Noto, which had been badly damaged by the severe earthquake of 1693.

He is regarded as a typical representative of the Sicilian Baroque in the 18th century. His buildings are characterized by their exact mathematical scale design drawings; is on record that in 1746 had Labisi translate a book in its possession of the German philosopher and mathematician Christian Wolff; the handwritten manuscript is in the library of Noto.

His design of the facade of the cathedral of Modica is strongly inspired by the Dresdner Hofkirche, which were published in 1739 in engravings by Lorenzo Zucchi. His son Bernardo Maria Labisi was also an architect.

Buildings

• Cathedral of San Giorgio ( Modica ): design of the facade (from 1761)
• Palazzo Villadorata ( Noto )
• Palazzo Ducezio ( Noto )
• Chiesa di Monte Vergine ( Noto )
• Chiesa di San Camillo del Crociferio ( Noto ): Draft 1750