Chiarissimo d'Antonio Fancelli (died 1632) was an Italian sculptor and architect of the late-

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were his pupils. It is unclear how he fits into the large pedigree of Tuscan sculptors including

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built the Loggia del Grano in

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, Chiarissimo Fancelli provided a bust of Cosimo, and a fountain on the corner of the building, the ''Fontana del Mascherone''.

References

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* Baldinucci, Filippo (1728). ''Notizie de' Professori del Disegno, Da Cimabue in qua, Secolo V. dal 1610. al 1670. Distinto in Decennali''. Stamperia S.A.R. per li Tartini, e Franch
(Googlebooks entry)
p. 136. 1632 deaths 17th-century Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors Italian Baroque sculptors Year of birth unknown {{Italy-sculptor-stub