CASELLI, GIANBATTISTA (Ital.). Medallist, and Sculptor of Cremona, who worked circa 1551. The two following medals are by this artist : Portrait of himself R. Atlas carrying the globe (T. W.Greene collection) ; — Jacobus Gadius, General of the Order of the " Umiliati "; Obv. Bust R. Draped female resting against pillar. Bolzenthal also mentions two others : Bernardino Crotti, — and Massimiliano Sforza, eighth Duke of Milan, which were both unknown to Armand. Should the last be by Caselli, it was executed before 1530. This medallist was also a poet, and Bolzenthal quotes the following rhymes which refer to the medal he executed of himself : Mio spirto ch' ha desir, che la sua spoglia Rimanga sculta per mostrar l'ingegno Di che natura e Dio l' han fatto degno Nan ti che in terra il corpo si discioglia, Perché non mai la morte piu mi toglia Me stesso ha sculto. Bibliography. — Bolzenthal, op. cit. — Armand, op. cit.
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
CAIUS or GAIUS
CAIUS or GAIUS (Roman). A Sirian garnet of the Marlborough Collection, with a very deeply cut full-face head of the dog Sirius, bears on the dog's collar the signature : ?AIOC EMOIEI. Raspe calls this a work of Natter's. King mentions two intagli, formerly in Roger Bacon's cabinet, a jacinth, with Silenus seated playing on the double flute, and a sard, with bust of a girl, her finger on her lips, similarly signed. It is however open to doubt whether this signature is authentic. Bibliography. — C...
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CAIUS or GAIUS (Roman). A Sirian garnet of the Marlborough Collection, with a very deeply cut full-face head of the dog Sirius, bears on the dog's collar the signature : ?AIOC EMOIEI. Raspe calls this a work of Natter's. King mentions two intagli, formerly in Roger Bacon's cabinet, a jacinth, with Silenus seated playing on the double flute, and a sard, with bust of a girl, her finger on her lips, similarly signed. It is however open to doubt whether this signature is authentic. Bibliography. — C...
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CAJET, ANTON
CAJET, ANTON (Germ.). Coin and Medal-engraver of the first three decades of the eighteenth century. He died in 1738. He- was also Warden of the Mint of the Counts Palatine, at Heidelberg, 1716-1738, and worked as a goldsmith for Philipp von der Pfalz. His coins and medals are signed A. C, as for instance the commemorative medals of the Repairing of the Heidelberg cask, 1716 and 1727. Bibliography. — Bolzenthal, Skizzen zur Kunstgeschichte der modernen Medaillen- Arbeit (1429-1846), Berlin, 1840....
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CAJET, ANTON (Germ.). Coin and Medal-engraver of the first three decades of the eighteenth century. He died in 1738. He- was also Warden of the Mint of the Counts Palatine, at Heidelberg, 1716-1738, and worked as a goldsmith for Philipp von der Pfalz. His coins and medals are signed A. C, as for instance the commemorative medals of the Repairing of the Heidelberg cask, 1716 and 1727. Bibliography. — Bolzenthal, Skizzen zur Kunstgeschichte der modernen Medaillen- Arbeit (1429-1846), Berlin, 1840....
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CALANDRELLI
CALANDRELLI (Ital.). Gem-engraver of the beginning of the nineteenth century. He produced a considerable number of forgeries, most of which were purchased as antique by the Berlin Museum in 1847. Furtwaengler surmises that he was the author of a cameo, in the same museum, signed A?A?OMOYC . EM. The great demand for gems in England, Germany, Russia, and France, under the first Empire, and later, set a number of forgers at work, and for a time Europe was inundated with their productions, which mos...
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CALANDRELLI (Ital.). Gem-engraver of the beginning of the nineteenth century. He produced a considerable number of forgeries, most of which were purchased as antique by the Berlin Museum in 1847. Furtwaengler surmises that he was the author of a cameo, in the same museum, signed A?A?OMOYC . EM. The great demand for gems in England, Germany, Russia, and France, under the first Empire, and later, set a number of forgers at work, and for a time Europe was inundated with their productions, which mos...
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CALKER, B. C. V.
CALKER, B. C. V. (Belg.). Medalllist of the end of the eighteenth century. His productions are not of much importance, the subjects being mostly of local interest and the work generally poor. He was working circa 1789-1800. His medal on the Recognition of the Independence of the United States by Friesland, 1782, and that on the Treaty of Paris, 1783, are among his best. By him are also : Dr J. van den Bosch, Amsterdam, 1764; — Dr Frederick Fontein ; — Provincial Society of Nature and Science; — ...
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CALKER, B. C. V. (Belg.). Medalllist of the end of the eighteenth century. His productions are not of much importance, the subjects being mostly of local interest and the work generally poor. He was working circa 1789-1800. His medal on the Recognition of the Independence of the United States by Friesland, 1782, and that on the Treaty of Paris, 1783, are among his best. By him are also : Dr J. van den Bosch, Amsterdam, 1764; — Dr Frederick Fontein ; — Provincial Society of Nature and Science; — ...
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