Mola, Gasparo, 1571?-1640

found: Il Crocifisso d'oro del Museo Poldi Pezzoli, 2011:t.p. (Gasparo Mola) p. 7 (b. 1571; d. 1640)

found: Grove art online, Apr. 21, 2015(Gasparo Mola; b. ca. 1580, Coldre, near Milan; d. Jan. 24, 1640, Rome; sculptor, goldsmith and medallist)

found: Italian Wikipedia, May 5, 2015(Gasparo Mola (Molo, Moli, dal Molo), called "il Cellini lombardo" b. 1571, Como; d. Jan. 26, 1640, Rome; the birth year 1571 is deduced from the date of his first known work, 1586, when he was 15 years old; it was mentioned in his will that he was born in Como; medalist, goldsmith, sculptor and Italian gunsmith; served as Master of the Mint in Papal Rome, between 1625 and 1639)

found: Treccani.it WWW site, May 5, 2015:Dizionario biografico degli italiani (Mola, Gaspare; b. around 1567, Como; d. Jan. 26, 1640, Rome; the erroneous indication of Coldrerio [Switzerland] as the city of origin of the family has enjoyed a certain persistence because several craftsmen and artists with the same surname worked in Rome in the seventeenth century had origins in Ticino; he served as "Master of irons" at the Mint, Rome, 1624-1632) - http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/gaspare-mola_(Dizionario-Biografico)/

found: Treccani.it WWW site, May 5, 2015:Enciclopedia (Mòla, (Mòli, Mòlo) Gaspare; b. circa 1580, Coldrerio, Ticino; d. 1640, Rome); medalist, engraver, sculptor of bronze and gunsmith) - http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/gaspare-mola/