Giacomo Merculiano (29 September 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. Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti., by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 296.
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. Rivista d'Italia, Volume 3, page 379 He focused mainly on depictions of animals. He exhibited from 1914 on in the Salon in Paris. Art Deco and Other Figures, by Brian Catley, 2003, page 39.
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