AUGER, JACQUES (French). Goldsmith and Coin-engraver of Bourges ; was entrusted with the execution of a new seal in silver for the Cathedral of St. Etienne. In 1564 he cut another with the arms of the city, and again in 1575 one for the Chapter House, where he represented Lescadius, Prefect of Gaul, giving refuge to St. Ursinus, apostle of Berry. The artist received in 1577 the sum of 15 livres 17 sous. According to another document Auger was paid 35 livres for cutting the dies of a medal presented by the city to Francois, Duke of Alencon, brother of Henry III. of France, on his nomination as Duke of Berry. He was Mint-engraver at Bourges, and died in 1581.
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
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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ANNA MARIA BRAUN (2.)
ANNA MARIA BRAUN. Vol. I. N.E. Modeller in wax, and Medallist, the daughter of Georg Pfründt, and wife of Bartholomäus Braun, was born at Lyons in 1643, and died at Frankfort-on-M., in 1731. Doppelmayr (p. 266) states that in wax-modelling she was unsurpassed, and that she made all kinds of medals. These are said to be signed AMP before her marriage, and AMB after. Anna Maria Pfründt studied and imitated the works of Abbondio. Bibliography. — Doppelmayr, Historische Nachricht von den Nürnbergi...
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ANNA MARIA BRAUN. Vol. I. N.E. Modeller in wax, and Medallist, the daughter of Georg Pfründt, and wife of Bartholomäus Braun, was born at Lyons in 1643, and died at Frankfort-on-M., in 1731. Doppelmayr (p. 266) states that in wax-modelling she was unsurpassed, and that she made all kinds of medals. These are said to be signed AMP before her marriage, and AMB after. Anna Maria Pfründt studied and imitated the works of Abbondio. Bibliography. — Doppelmayr, Historische Nachricht von den Nürnbergi...
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