In official documents, contemporaries called goldsmith Francesco Natale Juvara the "[Benvenuto] Cellini of Sicily." Few of his works have survived, however, and little is known of his life. Born in Messina, Sicily, into an artistic family, Juvara was the son of goldsmith Pietro; his brother, Filippo, was an architect. In 1717, Juvara moved to Rome, where his silver and gold works became very fashi
