Giacomo Antonio Fancelli or Iacopo Antonio Fancelli (1606–1674) was an Italian sculptor in stone and

stucco Stucco or render is a construction material made of aggregates, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as a decorative coating for walls and ceilings, exterior walls, and as a sculptural and a ...

of the Baroque era. Fancelli was born in Rome, the son of a stonecutter from Settignano. He was the brother of Cosimo Fancelli and a pupil of

Bernini Gian Lorenzo (or Gianlorenzo) Bernini (, , ; Italian Giovanni Lorenzo; 7 December 159828 November 1680) was an Italian sculptor and architect. While a major figure in the world of architecture, he was more prominently the leading sculptor of his ...

. In 1647-48 he created with his brother the stucco figures of "Clemenza" and "Contemplazione" on the pendentives of the second arch to the right of the central nave of St. Peter's Basilica and collaborated on the ornamentation of the pillars. Notable among his works are ''Nile'' (hiding his face, since the River Nile's source had not yet been discovered at that date) on Bernini's Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (completed in 1651) and '' St Francis'' (c.1647) in the church of San Bernardo alle Terme on the

Quirinal The Quirinal Hill (; la, Collis Quirinalis; it, Quirinale ) is one of the Seven Hills of Rome, at the north-east of the city center. It is the location of the official residence of the Italian head of state, who resides in the Quirinal Palace ...

in Rome. In 1655,

Carlo Rainaldi Carlo Rainaldi (4 May 1611 – 8 February 1691) was an Italian architect of the Baroque period. Biography Born in Rome, Rainaldi was one of the leading architects of 17th century Rome, known for a certain grandeur in his designs. He worked at f ...

commissioned him to sculpt two angels for the facade of Sant'Andrea della Valle but only one was completed, allegedly because Fancelli stored off the job after

Pope Alexander VII Pope Alexander VII ( it, Alessandro VII; 13 February 159922 May 1667), born Fabio Chigi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 April 1655 to his death in May 1667. He began his career as a vice- papal legate, an ...

criticized the work, saying the pope could do the other himself. He repaired the Medici statue of Cupid and Psyche found in 1666 on the Caelian Hill, supplying missing pieces to the base, part of Cupid’s legs, Psyche’s feet and right wing. The statue is now in the Uffizi."Cupid and Psyche", Friends of the Uffizi Gallery
/ref> The stucco decoration in San Carlo al Corso was by Giacomo and his brother Cosimo.

References

1619 births 1671 deaths 17th-century Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors Italian Baroque sculptors Pupils of Gian Lorenzo Bernini {{Italy-sculptor-stub