Francesco Capriani

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Francesco Capriani da Volterra , called Il Volterra or Francesco da Volterra (* 1535 in Volterra , † February 15, 1594 in Rome ), was an Italian architect and sculptor of the Baroque.

Life

Francesco Capriani was born in Volterra in the first decade of the 16th century, the son of Giovanni Andrea. His fame is based on his works in Rome.

Until 1565 is not known about his life. His name appears for the first time in 1565 on the payroll of the Count of Guastalla , Cesare I Gonzaga . Capriani renovated the ducal palace for Cesare Gonzaga in Guastalla between 1565 and 1576 and built the churches of San Pietro (1566–1575), of which the interior has been preserved, and the Church of the Servites (1569–1576). During his stay in Mantua and Guastalla he met Diana Scultori , daughter of Giovan Battista, and married her in an unknown year. Diana was highly valued for her art of engraving and is widely considered to be the first woman to receive papal privilege to create her own work of art and to sign and market it with her own name. She signed her engravings with the name Diana Mantovana or " Diana Mantuana, Civis Volaterana . On September 2, 1578, her son Giovanni Battista was baptized in the Church of San Agostino in Rome.

In 1570 Francesco Capriani and Diana moved to Rome. Capriani began his career there with Cardinal d'Este . Payments from d'Este for sculpting and decoration work in both Tivoli and Quirinal are documented. Among other things, he also worked on the elevation of the Church of Santa Maria dell'Orto . In 1574 he was commissioned to design the ceiling in the Cathedral of Volterra . This work lasted 10 years and during this time he had to travel to Volterra again and again. Capriani was also repeatedly commissioned by Cardinal Enrico Caetani with work, e.g. B. with the design of the Palazzo dell'Orso in Rome. In an undated letter, the cardinal complains that Capriani kept leaving Rome without bothering about the ongoing work, probably referring to those years. Commissioned by Cardinal Caetani, he designed the grave monument for Cardinal Niccolò Caetani di Sermoneta in the Basilica of Loretto with sculptures by Giambattista della Porta and Antonio Calcagni . He thus replaced the project by Giovanni Boccalini , which had not satisfied the client. When Enrico Caetani, appointed cardinal by Pope Sixtus V , received the titular church of Santa Pudenziana , he decided to restore it and commissioned Capriani to do it.

The work for the second order of the facade of Santa Maria dell'Orto and 1575–1579 some works for the Confraternita dei Bergamaschi date from the years 1576–1577 . The Roman works designed from 1582 onwards have distinctive characteristics. From 1582 he seems to have been involved in the construction of the facade of Santa Maria in Monserrato . From 1583 to 1591 he worked on the facade of Santa Maria in Aquiro and also rebuilt the interior.

Capriani was elected procurator of the city of Guastalla at the papal court in 1578. Capriani hoped to take over the managerial role for the smaller Gonzagas court in Guastalla. The negotiations failed and Capriani had to stay in the Rome of the Counter Reformation.

Between 1582 and 1584 he enlarged the San Giacomo Hospital on behalf of Cardinal Salviati . The church of San Giacomo in Augusta with an elliptical floor plan is considered to be his greatest work . Construction began in 1592 and was completed after his death by Maderno , who appears to be the heir to all the work started by Capriani.

From 1585 Capriani also worked in the monastery and in the church of Santa Maria in Via . However, he could only determine the basic structure. After his death, the construction was continued by Carlo Lombardi .

In 1588 Capriani was paid for a design for the French pilgrim hospice San Luigi dei Francesi . It was built by Maderno around 1600. Between 1591 and 1593, under the direction of Cardinal Alfonso Gesualdo , Capriani was responsible for the construction of the nave and the first four chapels of Sant'Andrea della Valle, redesigned according to the plans of the Theatinist Francesco Grimaldi and Della Porta .

In the case of civil buildings, Capriani appears far less. In 1591 he began building the palace for Cardinal Scipio Lancellotti and in 1592 he began work on the palace of Alessandro Cardelli . Capriani's smaller works include the renovation of a house in Via del Pantheon and a fountain for Cardinal Santoro in Piazza Montecitorio.

Capriani died in Rome on February 15, 1594.

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SURNAME Capriani, Francesco
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Francesco da Volterra
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian architect and sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH 1535
PLACE OF BIRTH Volterra
DATE OF DEATH February 15, 1594
Place of death Rome