Giacomo Merculiano, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Italian sculptor (1859-1935)
Date of Birth: 29-Sep-1859
Place of Birth: Naples, Campania, Italy
Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001
Profession: sculptor
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Giacomo Merculiano
- Giacomo Merculiano (Naples, September 29, 1859 - November, 1935) was an Italian sculptor, medallist, and illustrator. He studied at the Institute of Fine Arts in Naples, where he first gained recognition for a stucco statue titled Aspiration, exhibited at the Promotrice of Naples.
- In 1889 at the same Exhibition, he displayed a bronze statuette titled Canto fermo.
- He completed the bronze bust for the funereal monument of Count Giulio di Conversano in Camposanto di Naples.While Merculiano also dabbled in painting, sculpture was his main output.
- By 1900, he was living in Paris, France, and would sign his works Jacques Merculiano or J.
- Merculiano.
- He focused mainly on depictions of animals.
- He exhibited from 1914 on in the Salon in Paris.
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