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Francesco Fanelli

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20: 102:'s inventory of the collection of Charles I calls him "ffrancisco the one-eyed Italian". The king had a St George and the Dragon and a Cupid on Horseback in black patination among 36 small bronzes in the cabinet room at 61:— but mostly as a skilled bronze-caster. He made a fountain of sirens astride dolphins, alternating with scallop shells, with putti clasping fish and other figures, for the king at 382: 111: 349:, a collection catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Fanelli (see index) 372: 127: 387: 118:
has identified as Fanelli's a range of bronze statuettes of St. George and the Dragon and other equestrian subjects. The tomb monument to
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No. 796 (July 1969), pp. 444-449, notes the extensive alterations made to the fountain in the Privy Garden by Edward Pierce during
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He received a pension in 1635 as "sculptor of the King". His only signed sculpture is a
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Varie Architeture di Francesco Fanelli fiorentino Scultore del Re della Gran Bretagna
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was published in Paris, 1661. (John Harris, "The Diana Fountain at Hampton Court"
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O. Millar, ‘Abraham Van Der Doort’s Catalogue of the Collections of Charles I’,
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in 1662, and some elements remain, perched on a high rusticated base, as the
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noted that the outstanding horseman and connoisseur of the riding academy,
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in 1609-10 then worked in London from about 1610, as a sculptor in ivory —
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mentions an ivory statuette of Pygmalion that attracted the attention of
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Among the public collections holding works by Francesco Fanelli are:
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Statuette, about 1640, Francesco Fanelli V&A Museum no. A.5-1953
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John Pope-Hennessy, "Some Bronze Statuettes by Francesco Fanelli"
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at Welbeck, had a number of Fanelli's horse statuettes.
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He likely had contacts if not training in the studio of
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Pope-Hennessy (p 161) remarks on Le Sueur's "flaccid
208:John Harris, "The Diana Fountain at Hampton Court" 199:(Nuremberg) 1675, noted by Pope-Hennessy 1953:158). 231:seems to have been replaced with a classicising 30:(c. 1590–1653) was an Italian sculptor, born in 167:"FANELLI, Francesco in "Dizionario Biografico"" 8: 34:, who spent most of his career in England. 112:William Cavendish, first Duke of Newcastle 383:Emigrants from the Grand Duchy of Tuscany 138: 186:No. 602 (May 1953, pp. 156-162) p 158 7: 313:Whinney, Marcus, and Oliver Millar, 126:church has been attributed to him. 84:as Prince of Wales, dated 1640, at 14: 271:The Volume of the Walpole Society 347:European sculpture and metalwork 373:17th-century Italian sculptors 273:, vol. 37, (1958-1960), 94, 95 1: 388:Italian emigrants to England 130:had a cast of his "George". 71:Diana Fountain in Bushy Park 49:. He is recorded at work in 145:"F. Fanelli, Florentine"'s 404: 96:, also returned to Paris. 247:Pope-Hennessy 1953:158. 210:The Burlington Magazine 181:The Burlington Magazine 151:The Burlington Magazine 41:, then in the hands of 378:Italian male sculptors 317:(1975) pp 115; 121-22. 128:Mary, Countess of Home 24: 315:English Art 1625-1714 227:, 1689-94. Fanelli's 219:'s alterations under 100:Abraham van der Doort 22: 217:Sir Christopher Wren 65:. It was noticed by 63:Hampton Court Palace 59:Charles I of England 55:Joachim von Sandrart 331:Museum de Fundatie 322:Public collections 282:Pope-Hennessy 1953 120:Sir John Bridgeman 116:John Pope-Hennessy 43:Pietro Francavilla 25: 197:Teutsche Academie 28:Francesco Fanelli 395: 302: 289: 283: 280: 274: 267: 261: 254: 248: 245: 236: 206: 200: 193: 187: 177: 171: 170: 163: 157: 143: 122:and his wife in 104:Whitehall Palace 16:Italian sculptor 403: 402: 398: 397: 396: 394: 393: 392: 353: 352: 343: 324: 310: 305: 299:: a brief guide 292:Nicholas Mander 290: 286: 281: 277: 268: 264: 255: 251: 246: 239: 207: 203: 194: 190: 178: 174: 165: 164: 160: 156:No. 796 p 444) 144: 140: 136: 94:Hubert Le Sueur 17: 12: 11: 5: 401: 399: 391: 390: 385: 380: 375: 370: 365: 355: 354: 351: 350: 342: 341:External links 339: 338: 337: 323: 320: 319: 318: 309: 306: 304: 303: 284: 275: 262: 249: 237: 201: 188: 172: 158: 137: 135: 132: 80:of a youthful 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 400: 389: 386: 384: 381: 379: 376: 374: 371: 369: 366: 364: 361: 360: 358: 348: 345: 344: 340: 336: 332: 329: 328: 327: 321: 316: 312: 311: 307: 300: 298: 293: 288: 285: 279: 276: 272: 266: 263: 259: 253: 250: 244: 242: 238: 234: 230: 226: 222: 218: 214: 211: 205: 202: 198: 192: 189: 185: 182: 176: 173: 168: 162: 159: 155: 152: 148: 142: 139: 133: 131: 129: 125: 121: 117: 113: 109: 108:George Vertue 105: 101: 97: 95: 91: 87: 86:Welbeck Abbey 83: 79: 78:portrait bust 74: 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 52: 48: 44: 40: 35: 33: 29: 21: 363:1590s births 325: 314: 297:Owlpen Manor 295: 287: 278: 270: 265: 252: 232: 228: 212: 209: 204: 196: 191: 183: 180: 175: 161: 153: 150: 146: 141: 98: 75: 47:Pietro Tacca 36: 27: 26: 368:1653 deaths 221:William III 67:John Evelyn 39:Giambologna 357:Categories 308:References 195:Sandrart, 82:Charles II 258:Mannerism 229:Arethusa 90:Huguenot 32:Florence 225:Mary II 335:Zwolle 301:(2006) 124:Ludlow 233:Diana 134:Notes 51:Genoa 223:and 45:and 333:in 213:111 154:111 359:: 260:". 240:^ 184:95 106:. 92:, 73:. 294:, 235:. 169:.

Index


Florence
Giambologna
Pietro Francavilla
Pietro Tacca
Genoa
Joachim von Sandrart
Charles I of England
Hampton Court Palace
John Evelyn
Diana Fountain in Bushy Park
portrait bust
Charles II
Welbeck Abbey
Huguenot
Hubert Le Sueur
Abraham van der Doort
Whitehall Palace
George Vertue
William Cavendish, first Duke of Newcastle
John Pope-Hennessy
Sir John Bridgeman
Ludlow
Mary, Countess of Home
"FANELLI, Francesco in "Dizionario Biografico""
Sir Christopher Wren
William III
Mary II

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