Annibale Caccavello (1515–1595) was an Italian sculptor of the

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, active in his native city of

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. He trained under Giovanni Merliano (Giovanni da Nola). He was a fellow pupil with Domenico Auria. He participated in the sculptural decoration of the ''Caracciolo di Vico Chapel'' in the church of

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, to which Annibale contributed the statues of Saints Andrew, John the Baptist, and Augustine. He also contributed to the statuary of the Fontana dei 4 del Molo. He also worked on the tomb sculptures of Odet Foix de Lautrec and

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present at the church of

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, the tomb of Porzia Capece Rota in the Basilica of

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, and the funeral urn of Fabrizio Brancaccio in the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie Maggiore a Caponapoli, finished by Camillo Minieri Riccio.

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* * * 1515 births 1595 deaths 16th-century Neapolitan people 16th-century Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors Renaissance sculptors {{Italy-sculptor-stub