Giovanni da Nola

In his youth, he traveled to Rome where he was influenced by Michelangelo, and then returned to Naples where he spent the rest of his career as sculptor and architect.

When the viceroy Ramón de Cardona died in Naples in 1522, da Nola built his tomb in Naples, but it was then transported piece by piece to Bellpuig where da Cardona was buried.

It remains one of the main examples of Italian renaissance art in Catalonia.

They include: Decorations da Nola made for the royal entry of Emperor Charles V in Naples (1535) are still to be seen on the Porta Capuana.

His pupils included a Nicola of Naples,[1] Ferdinando Manlio, and Cola dell'Amatrice.