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Antonio Bertola
was born on 8th November 1647 and died on 13th September 1719 in Muzzano (Biella).
Solicitor, military engineer, first civil and military architect of His Majesty the King, secretary of State since 28th April 1695 and since the same date, architect of the Very Holy Shroud, Bertola was Master of Arithmetics (dal 1679), royal heraldist, and Master in Fortifications (1699).
The Chamber of Accounts entrusted Bertola to superintend Vatican Estates. As an Architect of the Holy Shrewd, Bertola worked in the chapel of the Saint Schrewd where he realised the central altar that in 1694 lodged the holy linen.
During the siege of Turin in 1706, Bertola was appointed as head of engineers for defending the town. From 13th May 1701 he became the engineer of the prince of Carignano. In 1708 Bertola was appointed as prime civil and military Architect, a qualification this which was never given to others previously.
In 1712 he was entrusted to work on designs of squares in Piedmont, the duchy of Savoy and the countryside of Nice.
Among his architectonic works there are: the works at the Cittadella of Turin (1702), the Church of S. Croce in Cuneo, in co-operation with the architect Francesco Gallo, the hospitals in Savigliano (1703-1710) and Fossano (1711), the Fortress of Fenestrelle (1713), the continuation of works at the Castle of Rivoli (1713-14) and the management of works for restoring the Dome of Turin (1713-15).
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