Gasparo Cairano [SEP] place of death
Gasparo Cairano
Gasparo Cairano, also known as Gasparo da Cairano, de Cayrano, da Milano, Coirano, and other variations (born Milan or Pieve del Cairo or Cairate, before 1489 - Brescia, died before 1517), was an Italian sculptor of the Renaissance.
The artist emerged in 1489 as part of the cultural world of Milan, beginning a successful career that turned him into a leading exponent of Renaissance sculpture in Brescia, distinguishing himself with works of cultural import such as his cycle of the Caesars for the
the cathedral of Chiari, Cairano is no longer named in any document known. The first relevant text following, in chronological order, is a policy of valuation in 1517 of Bianca, his wife, which states she is already a widow. The death of Cairano is then placed between these two dates, probably around 1515 or a little later.
Career Artistic legacy.
There is some documentation that allows us to reconstruct a genealogy of artists after Gasparo, from his son Simone onwards. Though little information is available about Simone