ANTOINE BOVY. Medallist of Geneva, first half of the nineteenth century, 1795-1877
Source: Biographical dictionary of medallists; coin, gem, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, ancient and modern, with references to their works B.C. 500-A.D. 1900; compiled by L. Forrer, London 1904
Source: Biographical dictionary of medallists; coin, gem, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, ancient and modern, with references to their works B.C. 500-A.D. 1900; compiled by L. Forrer, London 1904
ALAERTZ, LAURENT
ALAERTZ, LAURENT (Dutch). Appointed Engraver of the Vroenhoven Mint at Maestricht, on the 1st July 1534 in place of Jean Haesen. He kept this office until 1572 and that of Assayer until 1574, the year of his death. The coins he engraved under Charles V. are, in gold, the Florin Carolus, the Crown, the Real, and half; in silver, the Carolus, the Real and half, the 4 and 3 Sous, the 3 and 2 Gros, the Sou and half, and the Courle noire equivalent to three mites of Brabant; and under Philip II., in ...
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ALAERTZ, LAURENT (Dutch). Appointed Engraver of the Vroenhoven Mint at Maestricht, on the 1st July 1534 in place of Jean Haesen. He kept this office until 1572 and that of Assayer until 1574, the year of his death. The coins he engraved under Charles V. are, in gold, the Florin Carolus, the Crown, the Real, and half; in silver, the Carolus, the Real and half, the 4 and 3 Sous, the 3 and 2 Gros, the Sou and half, and the Courle noire equivalent to three mites of Brabant; and under Philip II., in ...
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ALARI-BONACOLSI, PIETRO GIACOMO
ALARI-BONACOLSI, PIETRO GIACOMO, surnamed L ANTICO (Ital). Architect and Medallist of Mantua, who worked circa 1480. To him are attributed two medals, one of Antonia de Balzi, Consort of John Francis of Gonzaga, Lord of Sabionetta, † 1538 (Armand I, p. 62, n° 5 ; Rossi Riv. ital. 1888, p. 436, n° 5), and the other of some gentlewoman, obv. D.IVLIA.PRIMVM.FELLX, Bust to r. R. DVBIA . FORTVA (sic).. Representation of a fight (Armand I, p. 81, n° 2). Bibliography. — Dr Eug. Merzbacher, Kunst-Medail...
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ALARI-BONACOLSI, PIETRO GIACOMO, surnamed L ANTICO (Ital). Architect and Medallist of Mantua, who worked circa 1480. To him are attributed two medals, one of Antonia de Balzi, Consort of John Francis of Gonzaga, Lord of Sabionetta, † 1538 (Armand I, p. 62, n° 5 ; Rossi Riv. ital. 1888, p. 436, n° 5), and the other of some gentlewoman, obv. D.IVLIA.PRIMVM.FELLX, Bust to r. R. DVBIA . FORTVA (sic).. Representation of a fight (Armand I, p. 81, n° 2). Bibliography. — Dr Eug. Merzbacher, Kunst-Medail...
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ALBERTI, LEO BAPTIST
ALBERTI, LEO BAPTIST (Ital.), 1404-1472, a member of the ancient Florentine family of that name, was born in that city on the 18th February 1404. In 1428, the decree of banishment against his father having been withdrawn, Leo Baptist settled at Florence, where he first distinguished himself as an architect. He designed for Sigismundus Pandulfus Malatesta, in 1445, the building known as the Temple of Rimini. The Palace of Giovanni Rucellai, several chapels and numerous private monuments were ere...
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ALBERTI, LEO BAPTIST (Ital.), 1404-1472, a member of the ancient Florentine family of that name, was born in that city on the 18th February 1404. In 1428, the decree of banishment against his father having been withdrawn, Leo Baptist settled at Florence, where he first distinguished himself as an architect. He designed for Sigismundus Pandulfus Malatesta, in 1445, the building known as the Temple of Rimini. The Palace of Giovanni Rucellai, several chapels and numerous private monuments were ere...
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ALEXANDER, P. F
ALEXANDER, P. F [ ecit ](Dutch). Signature found on a medal executed in honour of the poet and historian John Baptist Houwaart, who at the time had attained unusual celebrity. Bolzenthal says that the portrait on this medal betrays a bold master-hand, and does great credit to the artist, who flourished during the latter part of the sixteenth century in Holland. Alexander was probably a Goldsmith of Antwerp, circa 1520-1578. Bibliography. — Bolzenthal, op. cit., 185. — A. Pinchart, Alexander, Rev...
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ALEXANDER, P. F [ ecit ](Dutch). Signature found on a medal executed in honour of the poet and historian John Baptist Houwaart, who at the time had attained unusual celebrity. Bolzenthal says that the portrait on this medal betrays a bold master-hand, and does great credit to the artist, who flourished during the latter part of the sixteenth century in Holland. Alexander was probably a Goldsmith of Antwerp, circa 1520-1578. Bibliography. — Bolzenthal, op. cit., 185. — A. Pinchart, Alexander, Rev...
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