Giacomo Gagini (also Gaggini) (15 December 1517 – 25 June 1598) was an Italian sculptor of the

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. Born in

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, he was the son of the sculptor

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, and the brother of Fazio and

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, and half-brother of Giovanni Domenico and

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, all sculptors. He started to collaborate with his father at an early age, including the work at the

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. In 1536 he sculpted two statues for the church of San Francesco di Paola and, in 1537, the Omodei tomb in the church of San Francesco d'Assisi. In 1544, also in the Palermo Cathedral, he sculpted the archbishop's throne, together with his brother Fazio and others. He also produced numerous works in the province of Palermo (

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, Sinagra,

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). He died at Palermo in 1598.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gagini, Giacomo 1517 births 1598 deaths Artists from Palermo Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors