Giovanni Capula
Giovanni Capula was an italian architect of the 13th–14th century.
Giovanni Capula
- Nationality
- Sardinia and Tuscany.
- Occupation
- architect.
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Giovanni Capula was an italian architect of the 13th–14th century.
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Biography
Biography
• Illustration — Tower of the Elephant Little is known about him, the inscriptions of the Tower of San Pancrazio and the Tower of the Elephant of Cagliari, where he's defined Architector optimus, are the only direct sources available. For Dionigi Scano it was of Sardinian origin, being his surname (Capula) often found "in the toponymy and topography" of Sardinia. According to Salvatore Rattu he was specifically from Cagliari. On the other hand, his training as an architect is clearer, which is certainly Tuscan, as evidenced by the style of his works.
Works
Works
• Illustration — Main tower of Serravalle castle The Tower of San Pancrazio of (1305), the Tower of the Elephant (1307) and the Tower of the Eagle (or Tower of the Lion), today incorporated in the Palace Boyl, are certainly attributable to Capula. Foiso Fois hypothesized that the main tower of the castle of Serravalle in Bosa should also be included in his works.
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Works and production
The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. It is also recorded that giovanni Capula is recorded with the occupation architect. Institutional cataloguing adds that giovanni Capula is recorded as a citizen of Sardinia. Recorded with the gender male.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q15921929: Giovanni Capula
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- “Giovanni Capula”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.D.Scano, Forma Karalis, Cagliari 1934,
- 2.S. Rattu, Bastioni e torri di Cagliari, Torino 1939, 7
- 3.R. Serra. GIOVANNI CAPULA in "Enciclopedia dell' Arte Medievale". treccani.it.
- 4.Foiso Fois, Il Castello Serravalle di Bosa, in Arch. stor. sardo, XXVII (1961),
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q15921929: Giovanni CapulaWikimedia Foundation
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