CLAUS (Brit.). Gem-engraver of the eighteenth century; a pupil of Charles Christian Reisen; died insane in 1739. His works, although superior to those of Smart, another pupil of the same artist, are very unimportant. Bibliography. — King, op. cit. — Babelon, 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
CARIAT, LUCIEN JEAN HENRI
CARIAT, LUCIEN JEAN HENRI (French). Contemporary Sculptor and Medallist, born at Paris ; pupil of Ponscarme, and Thomas. The jury of the Salon of the " Société des Artistes francais" awarded him a Mention honorable for medal engraving on the 3rd of June 1898. At the Salon of 1903 he exhibited : Portrait-medals of J. Bourdais; — P. Buquet; — M. Peyrou ; — Mme Bertrand ; — Christening Medal; — The French Republic; — The marble player, &c. Amongst his previous works are : 1897. Portrait-medallions ...
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CARIAT, LUCIEN JEAN HENRI (French). Contemporary Sculptor and Medallist, born at Paris ; pupil of Ponscarme, and Thomas. The jury of the Salon of the " Société des Artistes francais" awarded him a Mention honorable for medal engraving on the 3rd of June 1898. At the Salon of 1903 he exhibited : Portrait-medals of J. Bourdais; — P. Buquet; — M. Peyrou ; — Mme Bertrand ; — Christening Medal; — The French Republic; — The marble player, &c. Amongst his previous works are : 1897. Portrait-medallions ...
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CARL, MATTHAEUS or MELCHIOR
CARL, MATTHAEUS or MELCHIOR (Germ.). Born circa 1554, died in 1628. Medallist, and Silversmith of Nuremberg, whose family produced a number of artists in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. His medals are signed MC, and he seems to have worked at Nuremberg between 1584 and 1596. From that date until his death, he was employed by various of the lesser German Courts. His Nuremberg medals are nearly always round, whilst later ones are usually oval in shape. Besides a number of unsigned works, ...
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CARL, MATTHAEUS or MELCHIOR (Germ.). Born circa 1554, died in 1628. Medallist, and Silversmith of Nuremberg, whose family produced a number of artists in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. His medals are signed MC, and he seems to have worked at Nuremberg between 1584 and 1596. From that date until his death, he was employed by various of the lesser German Courts. His Nuremberg medals are nearly always round, whilst later ones are usually oval in shape. Besides a number of unsigned works, ...
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CARNIOL
CARNIOL (Roum.). Medal-engraver, residing at Bucharest. He executed a commemorative medal of the fiftieth anniversary of Roumanian independence. It represents on obv. a portrait of king Carol I., and the R. resembles the official medal of the provisional government of 1848 ; the inscription reads EPOCA DELIBERATII ROMANIEI II Junie 1848 - EPOCA CAROL I REGE AL ROMANIEI 11. Junie 1898. Only twelve specimens were struck, one of which, in gold, was presented to the king. Another medal by him commem...
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CARNIOL (Roum.). Medal-engraver, residing at Bucharest. He executed a commemorative medal of the fiftieth anniversary of Roumanian independence. It represents on obv. a portrait of king Carol I., and the R. resembles the official medal of the provisional government of 1848 ; the inscription reads EPOCA DELIBERATII ROMANIEI II Junie 1848 - EPOCA CAROL I REGE AL ROMANIEI 11. Junie 1898. Only twelve specimens were struck, one of which, in gold, was presented to the king. Another medal by him commem...
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CAROTO, GIOVAN FRANCESCO
CAROTO, GIOVAN FRANCESCO (ltal.). 1470-1546. Veronese Medallist and Painter, who worked at the court of Monferrato, during the first four decades of the sixteenth century. He died in 1546. A medal of Bonifacio Pal?ologo, Marquis of Monferrato, 1518, with portrait, bears his signature F. CAROTO OP. Four years previously Caroto had been painting frescoes at Monferrato Castle. Bibliography. — Armand, op. cit. — Bolzcnthal, op.cit. — Alex. Wesme, Giovan Francesco Caroto, Archivio storico dell' Arte,...
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CAROTO, GIOVAN FRANCESCO (ltal.). 1470-1546. Veronese Medallist and Painter, who worked at the court of Monferrato, during the first four decades of the sixteenth century. He died in 1546. A medal of Bonifacio Pal?ologo, Marquis of Monferrato, 1518, with portrait, bears his signature F. CAROTO OP. Four years previously Caroto had been painting frescoes at Monferrato Castle. Bibliography. — Armand, op. cit. — Bolzcnthal, op.cit. — Alex. Wesme, Giovan Francesco Caroto, Archivio storico dell' Arte,...
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