Francesco Fanelli

Francesco Fanelli was a sculptor and artist (born 1590). He was born at Florence and died at Paris.

Also recorded as Francis Fanelli.

Francesco Fanelli in brief

Born
1590
Known for
sculptor and artist
Place of birth
Florence
Contents

Catalogued works

9 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago and The Cleveland Museum of Art. Their recorded dates run from 1610 to 1650.

St. George and the Dragon, dated 1635, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B2012.4. Musician angels, dated 1610. Galloping horse, dated second half of the 17th century, bronze, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1982.60.113. Mercury and Cupid, dated late 1630s, bronze, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2021.76. David and Goliath, dated 17th century cast, bronze, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1982.60.117. Cupid on Horseback, dated before 1639 (model), 1640–64 (cast), copper alloy, covered with a dark brown lacquer patina., held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1975.1.1400. Centaur Abducting a Nymph, dated c. 1650, bronze, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1968.305. Nessus and Deianeira, dated made in England, probably 1630–40, bronze, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1975.31. Horse, dated 1630s or later, bronze, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1952.108.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 4 named public collections.

Yale Center for British Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 9 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

10 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Fanelli, Francesco, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Fanelli, Francesco, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Fanelli, Francesco (fl 1610–1665), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Fanelli, Francesco (b. 1577), sculptor, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004. CBCT Image Superimposition for Longitudinal Monitoring of Mandibular Cyst Healing: A Technical Note, Clinical and Experimental Dental Research, 2026. Advanced Cutaneous Leiomyosarcoma of the Forearm, Dermatopathology, 2021. La escultura cortesana durante el reinado de Carlos II: los bronces y pórfidos del marqués del Carpio, Criticón, 2024. Underwater Robotics Competitions: The European Robotics League Emergency Robots Experience With FeelHippo AUV, Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2020. Myxoid Glomus Tumors Showing CD34 Expression: A Series of Eight Cases, Diagnostics, 2025. A Note on Viscous Capillary Fluids in Fast Rotation, Bruno Pini Mathematical Analysis Seminar, 2015.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 5 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1590Francesco Fanelli born at Florence.
  2. 1610Musician angels.
  3. 1630Mercury and Cupid (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  4. 1635St. George and the Dragon (Yale Center for British Art).
  5. 1639Cupid on Horseback (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Fanelli, Francesco (b. 1577), sculptor, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Fanelli, Francesco (fl 1610–1665), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Fanelli, Francesco, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Fanelli, Francesco, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 6 articles naming Francesco Fanelli.

    open access index · Unverified

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  6. 6.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Francesco Fanelli.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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    The Cleveland Museum of Art, open access collection records associated with Francesco Fanelli.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Cleveland Museum of Art

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  8. 8.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Francesco Fanelli (9 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3749954: Francesco Fanelli

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  10. 10.

    “Francesco Fanelli”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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Elsewhere in Sculpture

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