ATHENION (Greek). Gem-engraver who probably worked at the court of Eumenes II. (197-159). His signature A?HNI?N appears in relief on a cameo in onyx of the Museum at Naples showing Zeus in quadriga, crushing the serpent-legged Giants. Prof. Furtwaengler was the first to draw attention to the similarity of work and style between this cameo and the fine bas-relief which adorns the Altar of the Giants at Pergamum. M. Babelon mentions another cameo of the Vienna collection, unsigned, representing the same scene, which may have been cut by Athenion, unless it is a later copy. The Brit. Museum possesses a cameo bearing the same signature, which represents Eumenes II. in a biga led by Athena, a probable allusion to the triumph of the king of Pergamum over Prusias of Bithynia or Perseus of Macedonia. M. Babelon adds : " Athenion represents in the art of glyptics the school of Pergamum; his two camei which are preserved to us show that he was worthy to figure at the court of the Attalids by the side of sculptors like Isigonos, Phyromachos, Stratonichos and Antigonos; with them he prefers to depict subjects celebrating the glory of the Pergamenese kings or mythological episodes with emblematic allusions to it ; like the works of sculpture of Pergamum, Athenion's camei bear the impress of a style, impetuous and full of movement, united with fine technical qualities, common to most of the works of the Hellenistic period. We are far from the calm and quiet scenes treated with such majesty by the lithoglyphists or sculptors of the fifth century". Athenion's signature is found also on some gems of posterior date. Kohler remarks :... " Es ergiebt sich also, class der Meister jenes donnernden Jupiter ebenfalls der Zeit des Augustus angehört, wie Dioskurides und sein Schüler Eutyches, aus Aegaea ". But further research has enabled critics to assign an earlier date to this celebrated gem-engraver. Bibliography. — Babelon, op. cit., 130-133, 293. — Furtwaengler, Studien über die Gemmen mit Künstlerinschriffen in Jahrbuch des kais. dent, archaeol. Instituts, 1888 and 1889. — Do, Antike Gememen, pl. VII, 2. — Brunn, op. cit., II, 326.
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
ANDRIEU, BERTRAND
ANDRIEU, BERTRAND (French) was born on the 4th of November, 1761, at Bordeaux. His father was a cooper; the name of his mother was Francoise Dubourdieu. Lavau, his first teacher, was an engraver of armorial bearings, and a die-sinker, and is described as a man of taste and a skilful craftsman. At the age of 25, Andricu left his native city for Paris, where he immediately entered the studio of the sculptor and medallist Gatteaux, having previously gained distinction as a draughtsman at the Académ...
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ANDRIEU, BERTRAND (French) was born on the 4th of November, 1761, at Bordeaux. His father was a cooper; the name of his mother was Francoise Dubourdieu. Lavau, his first teacher, was an engraver of armorial bearings, and a die-sinker, and is described as a man of taste and a skilful craftsman. At the age of 25, Andricu left his native city for Paris, where he immediately entered the studio of the sculptor and medallist Gatteaux, having previously gained distinction as a draughtsman at the Académ...
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ANICHINI, LUIGI
ANICHINI, LUIGI (Ital.). Son of the last, and also a Gem-engraver. He excelled in works of great delicacy and precision. Some medals are said to have been executed by him. From his correspondence, we learn that in 1537, he was still a young man, and that Titian and Sansovino were among his friends. He principally resided at Venice. Old writers mention an Apollo and a Ganymede cut by him, but none of his works has come down to us. Baruffaldi attributes to him medals of Pope Paul III. and Henry II...
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ANICHINI, LUIGI (Ital.). Son of the last, and also a Gem-engraver. He excelled in works of great delicacy and precision. Some medals are said to have been executed by him. From his correspondence, we learn that in 1537, he was still a young man, and that Titian and Sansovino were among his friends. He principally resided at Venice. Old writers mention an Apollo and a Ganymede cut by him, but none of his works has come down to us. Baruffaldi attributes to him medals of Pope Paul III. and Henry II...
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ANKETYL
ANKETYL (Brit.). Early records of the reign of Henry I., mention that " Anketil, who was afterwards a monk in the abbey of St. Alban's, and made the shrine there, resided during seven years in Denmark by the command and at the request of the monarch. Whilst he continued there, he was employed in a variety of goldsmith's work, and was appointed the keeper of this mint, and chief moneyer ". Bibliography. — Ruding, Annals of the Coinage, I, p. 165. — Dr J. Meyer, Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, 1878....
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ANKETYL (Brit.). Early records of the reign of Henry I., mention that " Anketil, who was afterwards a monk in the abbey of St. Alban's, and made the shrine there, resided during seven years in Denmark by the command and at the request of the monarch. Whilst he continued there, he was employed in a variety of goldsmith's work, and was appointed the keeper of this mint, and chief moneyer ". Bibliography. — Ruding, Annals of the Coinage, I, p. 165. — Dr J. Meyer, Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, 1878....
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ANNA MARIA BRAUN
ANNA MARIA BRAUN née PFRÜNDT. Modeller in wax, born at Lyons in 1642, died at Frankfort-on-M. Doppelmayr mentions amongst her numerous productions in wax, "all sorts of medals" (allerhand Medaillen). Her works previous to her marriage are said to be signed AMP, and after, AMB. Dr B. Pick describes a Portrait-medal of Duke Frederick I. of Saxe-Gotha and Altenburg, signed AMB, and he further attributes to this artist an oval medal of Heinrich von Römhild, brother of Frederick his consort Marie Eli...
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ANNA MARIA BRAUN née PFRÜNDT. Modeller in wax, born at Lyons in 1642, died at Frankfort-on-M. Doppelmayr mentions amongst her numerous productions in wax, "all sorts of medals" (allerhand Medaillen). Her works previous to her marriage are said to be signed AMP, and after, AMB. Dr B. Pick describes a Portrait-medal of Duke Frederick I. of Saxe-Gotha and Altenburg, signed AMB, and he further attributes to this artist an oval medal of Heinrich von Römhild, brother of Frederick his consort Marie Eli...
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