Giovanni Capula was an

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of the 13th–14th century.

Biography

Little is known about him, the inscriptions of the Tower of San Pancrazio and the Tower of the Elephant of

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, 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

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" of Sardinia. According to Salvatore Rattu he was specifically from Cagliari.S. Rattu, Bastioni e torri di Cagliari, Torino 1939, p. 7 On the other hand, his training as an architect is clearer, which is certainly Tuscan, as evidenced by the style of his works.

Works

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

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should also be included in his works.

References

Bibliography

* ''Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani'' - Volume 19 (1976) - CAPULA, Giovanni, di Renata Serra {{Authority control 14th-century Italian architects Architects from Sardinia