Giovanni da Nola
Illustration — Tomb of Ramón de Cardona Giovanni da Nola (1478–1559), also known as Giovanni Merliano, was an Italian sculptor and architect of the Renaissance, active in Naples. He was born the son of a leather merchant, in Nola near Naples. Da Nola moved to Naples where he trained under Aniello del Fiore and Benedetto da Maiano.
Also recorded as Giovanni Marliano · Giovanni Da Nola Merigliano · Giovanni Miriliano · Giovanni da Napoli Marliano
Giovanni da Nola

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Illustration — Tomb of Ramón de Cardona Giovanni da Nola (1478–1559), also known as Giovanni Merliano, was an Italian sculptor and architect of the Renaissance, active in Naples. He was born the son of a leather merchant, in Nola near Naples. Da Nola moved to Naples where he trained under Aniello del Fiore and Benedetto da Maiano.
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Born at Nola in 1488, died in Naples in 1558.
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Giovanni da Nola was born in 1488 at Nola.
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Giovanni da Nola died in 1558 at Naples.
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