CLERBOURG, JEAN (French). 1396-1422. Goldsmith, and Engraver of jetons, of Lyons; Mint-master there from 1420 to 1422.
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
Mint master:
In medieval and early modern Germany, the Münzmeister ("mint master", the Latin term is monetarius) was the director or administrator of a mint, a moneyer with responsibility for the minting of coins, or specie. His duties were defined differently at different locations and ages.
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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CARPEAUX, JEAN BAPTISTE
CARPEAUX, JEAN BAPTISTE (French). Sculptor and Medallist; pupil of Albert de Pujol, Rude, and Duret ; born at Valenciennes (Nord), 11th May, 1827; entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1844 ; died at Paris, 12th October, 1875. As a medallist, he produced some fine work. R. Marx in Les Médailleurs francais illustrates his medallion of La Comtesse de J..., executed in the style of David d'Angers, and mentions four others, which were greatly admired at the 1889 Paris Exhibition : Mme Defly; — The Pri...
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CARPEAUX, JEAN BAPTISTE (French). Sculptor and Medallist; pupil of Albert de Pujol, Rude, and Duret ; born at Valenciennes (Nord), 11th May, 1827; entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1844 ; died at Paris, 12th October, 1875. As a medallist, he produced some fine work. R. Marx in Les Médailleurs francais illustrates his medallion of La Comtesse de J..., executed in the style of David d'Angers, and mentions four others, which were greatly admired at the 1889 Paris Exhibition : Mme Defly; — The Pri...
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