COSIMO FANCELLI
Cosimo Fancelli (1618 – 1688) began his work as a sculptor in the workshop of Bernini, but, along this time, it is difficult to distinguish what, is to attribute to his own hands. Anyway from 1650 he began his independent artistic life.
His main Roman works can be seen in the church of Jesus, where he carved Justice;
in Santa Maria in Vallicella he carved the stucco framing the great cycle of paintings by Pietro da Cortona;
in Santa Maria della Pace he carved the statues of the Chigi Chapel, where Raphael frescoed on the arc the famous Sibyls.
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| The stucco in Santa Maria in Vallicella -
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In Santa Maria in via Lata, in the lower church, he carved the relief with Saints Peter, Paul and Luke.
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| The relief with Saints Peter, Paul and Luke in the lower church of Santa Maria in via Lata |
In Santa Maria sopra Minerva, in the Chapel Altieri, sculpted the busts of Cardinal Giovanni Altieri and his brother Lorenzo, the father of Pope Clement X; in the Basilica of San Marco you can see the tomb of Cardinal Vidman.
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| The tomb of Cardinal Vidman -
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Finally to remember, among his last works, the statues of Justice and Charity on the portal of Sant'Andrea della Valle.
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| The statues of Justice and Charity at Sant’Andrea della Valle -
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