Camillani was born in
Florence sometime in the 16th century. He was the son of the sculptor
Francesco Camilliani. In 1574, he and
Michelangelo Naccherino directed the relocation of the
Fontana Pretoria, which had been designed by his father, from Florence to
Palermo. In July 1583, Viceroy
Marcantonio Colonna invited him to Sicily to design a system of
coastal fortifications to prevent the island from being attacked by the
Ottoman Empire or
Barbary pirates. Camillani reviewed the existing fortifications, and in 1584 he published his findings in the report
Descrittione delle marine di tutto il regno di Sicilia con le guardie necessarie da cavallo e da piedi che vi si tengono. He went on to design
watchtowers, which were built at strategic sites along the coastline, in such a way that they were able to communicate with each other and warn cities of any approaching enemy. The towers had a square base with two floors, and were armed with artillery pieces on the roof. Camillani also designed fountains, statues and funerary monuments for various patrons and churches. ==Works==