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Iacopo Antonio Fancelli

Illustration — River Nile, by Fancelli Giacomo Antonio Fancelli or Iacopo Antonio Fancelli (1606–1674) was an Italian sculptor in stone and stucco 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.

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Iacopo Antonio Fancelli

The river-god Nile (who is covering its face as a symbol of the fact that at that time the whereabouts of its springs were unknown) by Gianlorenzo Bernini (1651), from the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi in Rome. Picture by Carlo Morino, 16/X/2005.

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Illustration — River Nile, by Fancelli Giacomo Antonio Fancelli or Iacopo Antonio Fancelli (1606–1674) was an Italian sculptor in stone and stucco 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.

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