Sigismondo Caula

Sigismondo Caula was a painter and sculptor (1637–1724). He was born at Modena.

Also recorded as Sigismondo Cavola; Caular; Pigismondo Caula; S. Caula.

Sigismondo Caula in brief

Born
1637
Died
1724
Known for
painter and sculptor
Place of birth
Modena
Contents

Formation and teaching

He trained under Jean Boulanger.

As a teacher, Sigismondo Caula is recorded in connection with Francesco Monti. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.

Catalogued works

8 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1560 to 1684.

Kneeling St. Francis, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 1293/1863. Allegory of Justice, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 1298/1863. The Punishment, dated 1560, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 343/1973. Job insulted by his friends, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 755/1863. Two Seated Bearded Male Figures, dated 1637–1713, brush, red-brown and white paint. varnished, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 61.143. Rest on the Flight into Egypt, dated n.d., brush and brown ink and wash, heightened with white gouache, over traces of black chalk, on brown laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1927.7676. San Carlo Borromeo Adoring an Image of the Birth of the Virgin, dated 1684/87, brush and brown ink and wash, with black chalk, heightened with lead white (partly discolored), on brown laid paper, laid down on card, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.2419. Saint Lawrence in Glory, dated n.d., brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white (partially oxidized), over black chalk, on brown laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.491.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.

Nationalmuseum: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Caula, Sigismondo, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Caula, Sedio, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Caula, Francisco, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

training under Jean Boulanger is recorded. Francesco Monti is recorded as having studied under Sigismondo Caula.

The authority associates the name with Baroque.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Venice.

Work by Sigismondo Caula is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum and Art Institute of Chicago.

Chronology

  1. 1560The Punishment (Nationalmuseum).
  2. 1637Sigismondo Caula born at Modena.
  3. 1637Two Seated Bearded Male Figures (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  4. 1724Sigismondo Caula died at Modena.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Caula, Francisco, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Caula, Sedio, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Caula, Sigismondo, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Sigismondo Caula.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  5. 5.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection record associated with Sigismondo Caula (1 object).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  6. 6.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3483541: Sigismondo Caula

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  7. 7.

    “Sigismondo Caula”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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Elsewhere in Sculpture

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