BIEZ, JACQUES DU (Belg.). Probably a son of Testard du Biez, Engraver of the coins at the Mints of Bruges and Ghent, from 1455 to 1474. As far as can be ascertained, the dies for the following coins were cut by him : Bruges, 26. March 14S4 to 30. June 1456. Deniers d'or called Lions, Lionceaux and Tiers de Lion, Deniers d'argent of 4, 1/2 and 1/4 gros, Courtes or Double Mites in billon ; — 26. July 1456 to 26. July 14S7, Lions d'or and Courtes; — 3. Sept. 1457 to 13. Oct. 1458, Lions, Courtes and Mites ; — Ghent, 2. May 1459 to 16 March 1461, Lions, Lionceaux and Tiers de lion, Courtes and Mites; — 18. June 1465 to 9. June 1467, Deniers d'or called Florins de Bourgogne, Half Florins, Deniers d'argent of 4, 2, 1 and 1 gros, Courtes, and Mites; — Bruges, 26. Jan. 1467 to 3. July 1469, Florins d'or de Bourgogne, Deniers d'argent of 4, 2 and 1 gros, Courtes; — 4. July 1469 to 14. April 1471, Florins d'or, Deniers of 4, 2 and 1 gros, Deniers of 1/4 gros or Gigots, and Courtes; — 15. April 1471 to 14. April 1472, Florins, and Deniers of 4, 2, 1, 1 and 1/2 gros; — Easter 1472 to Easter 1474, Florins d'or, and Deniers of 4, 2, 1, and 1/2 gros. In 1470, Jacques du Biez was commissioned to cut a die for the Denier de la Toison or Briquet. Bibliography. — A. Pinchart, Les Médailleurs belges, Revue de la Numismatique belge, 1852.
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
BELIN, JEAN
BELIN, JEAN (Belg.). Engraver of coins at the Mints of Ghent and Bruges under Jean sans Peur, and before him, Philippe le Hardi. He is mentioned between 1403 and 1414. As a reward for his " good and agreeable services", the former Duke presented him in 1414 with a sum of 20 gold écus representing 30 livres of Flanders. It is probable that most of the coins of these two reigns were the work of this artist, who stands foremost amongst his contemporaries in the Netherlands. Bibliography. — Revue be...
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BELIN, JEAN (Belg.). Engraver of coins at the Mints of Ghent and Bruges under Jean sans Peur, and before him, Philippe le Hardi. He is mentioned between 1403 and 1414. As a reward for his " good and agreeable services", the former Duke presented him in 1414 with a sum of 20 gold écus representing 30 livres of Flanders. It is probable that most of the coins of these two reigns were the work of this artist, who stands foremost amongst his contemporaries in the Netherlands. Bibliography. — Revue be...
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BELL, JOHN
BELL, JOHN (Brit.). Contemporary Sculptor, born in Norfolk in 1811. He exhibited as early as 1832 a beautiful statue at the Royal Academy : The Maid at the Brook, which was followed by such works as The Last Kiss, the Star of Bethlehem, Andromeda, the statues of Lord Falkland and Horace Walpole, the Wellington Monument at the Guildhall, Group of the United States, the Prince Albert Monument, the Crimean Monument in Waterloo Place, &c. He designed a medal struck in commemoration of the Tercentena...
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BELL, JOHN (Brit.). Contemporary Sculptor, born in Norfolk in 1811. He exhibited as early as 1832 a beautiful statue at the Royal Academy : The Maid at the Brook, which was followed by such works as The Last Kiss, the Star of Bethlehem, Andromeda, the statues of Lord Falkland and Horace Walpole, the Wellington Monument at the Guildhall, Group of the United States, the Prince Albert Monument, the Crimean Monument in Waterloo Place, &c. He designed a medal struck in commemoration of the Tercentena...
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BELLANO, BARTHOLOMEO
BELLANO, BARTHOLOMEO (Ital.). Sculptor and Medallist of the second half of the fifteenth century. He was a pupil of Donatello during his sojourn at Padua, and collaborated in some of his greater works at Florence, as the Chancel of San Lorenzo. After Donatello's death, the artist went to Rome, where he cast medals for Pope Paul II., and executed a bronze statue of that Pontiff at Perugia; then he returned to his native town where in 1469 he was entrusted with the decoration of the church of San...
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BELLANO, BARTHOLOMEO (Ital.). Sculptor and Medallist of the second half of the fifteenth century. He was a pupil of Donatello during his sojourn at Padua, and collaborated in some of his greater works at Florence, as the Chancel of San Lorenzo. After Donatello's death, the artist went to Rome, where he cast medals for Pope Paul II., and executed a bronze statue of that Pontiff at Perugia; then he returned to his native town where in 1469 he was entrusted with the decoration of the church of San...
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BELLI, VALERIO
BELLI, VALERIO, called VICENTINO (ltal.). Born at Vicenza in 1468, where he died in 1546. He is better known as a Gemengraver, but he also cut dies for about 150 coins and medals, and before the sack of Rome, under Clement VII., he was the chiet medallist in that city. Paul III. and Cardinal Farnese attached him to their service, and it is said that his works served for a long time as models to the Italian goldsmiths. His crystal shrine adorned with scenes from the Passion was purchased by Pope ...
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BELLI, VALERIO, called VICENTINO (ltal.). Born at Vicenza in 1468, where he died in 1546. He is better known as a Gemengraver, but he also cut dies for about 150 coins and medals, and before the sack of Rome, under Clement VII., he was the chiet medallist in that city. Paul III. and Cardinal Farnese attached him to their service, and it is said that his works served for a long time as models to the Italian goldsmiths. His crystal shrine adorned with scenes from the Passion was purchased by Pope ...
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