Antonio Gagini

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Antonio Gagini or Antonello Gagini (1478/9- c. 1536) was an Italian sculptor, mainly active in Sicily. He was a member of the Gagini family of sculptors and painters, originally from Northern Italy, but were active throughout Italy, including Genoa, Florence, and Rome.

Antonio and his family settled in Palermo in 1463, where they were to become to be a great influence on the decorative architecture of Sicily. Antonio is said to have aided Michelangelo in his work on the massive tomb of Pope Julius II in San Pietro in Vincoli.

One of Antonio Gagini's most notable works in the decorated arch in the "Capella della Madonna" in the "Santuario dell'Annunziata" in Trapani which he completed in 1537. Examples of his work can still be found in many churches in Sicily today, albeit much has been lost also in the successive earthquakes which have followed his death.