Attilio Spaccarelli

Attilio Spaccarelli (17 February 1890 – 12 June 1976) was an Italian architect.

Biography He was born in Rome on 17 February 1890. His parents were Augusto Spaccarelli, who was a sculptor, and Agnese Vignetti. His father died early on in his life, and he was sent to the St. Michael Institute in Rome. In 1912, he managed to secure the title of professor in architectural design.

He served the Royal Italian Army during World War I as an infantry lieutenant assigned to the technical services of the Engineers and Artillery. When he returned from the war, he once again continued his profession as a professor alongside Arnaldo Foschini. In 1912, he married Giselda Bona and had three children: Giorgio, Arnaldo, and Marcello. In 1965, during the renovation of the former studio of the painter Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo on Via Flaminia, Spaccarelli and Fabrizio Bruno supervised the relocation of a historic drinking trough dating to the pontificate of Pope Pius IV, reconstructing its original position on the basis of an engraving by Giuseppe Vasi.

He died in Rome on 12 June 1976.