DUSSELDORP, HENDRIK VAN (Dutch). Mint-master at Middelburg, 1682-1705.
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.
DOMANECK, ANTON MATHIAS JOSEPH
DOMANECK, ANTON MATHIAS JOSEPH, also DOMANÖK, or DOMANIG (Austr.). 1713-1779. Sculptor,and Medallist of Vienna; filled the post of Professor of Medal-engraving at the Viennese Academy of Fine Arts. On his election he executed a large medallion, representing the Emperor Joseph II. in a Roman toga. By this artist are also: Empress Elizabeth Christina, widow of Charles VI., undated; — Francis I., R. The Emperor between Hercules and Minerva, 1574, signed A Domanöck; — The Imperial Family, 1754. His...
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DOMANECK, ANTON MATHIAS JOSEPH, also DOMANÖK, or DOMANIG (Austr.). 1713-1779. Sculptor,and Medallist of Vienna; filled the post of Professor of Medal-engraving at the Viennese Academy of Fine Arts. On his election he executed a large medallion, representing the Emperor Joseph II. in a Roman toga. By this artist are also: Empress Elizabeth Christina, widow of Charles VI., undated; — Francis I., R. The Emperor between Hercules and Minerva, 1574, signed A Domanöck; — The Imperial Family, 1754. His...
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DOMARD, JOSÉPH FRANCOIS
DOMARD, JOSÉPH FRANCOIS (French). 1792-1858. Medallist, and Gem-engraver of the first half of the nineteenth century. Pupil of Cartellier and Jeuffroy. Entered the Ecole des Beaux- Arts in 1810, and won three years later the second Grand Prix for medalengraving : Ulysses recognized by his dog. His productions are numerous, but the period of his greatest activity was comprised between 1824 and 1837. This artist largely contributed to the Galerie métallique des grands hommes de la France, among wh...
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DOMARD, JOSÉPH FRANCOIS (French). 1792-1858. Medallist, and Gem-engraver of the first half of the nineteenth century. Pupil of Cartellier and Jeuffroy. Entered the Ecole des Beaux- Arts in 1810, and won three years later the second Grand Prix for medalengraving : Ulysses recognized by his dog. His productions are numerous, but the period of his greatest activity was comprised between 1824 and 1837. This artist largely contributed to the Galerie métallique des grands hommes de la France, among wh...
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DOMAS, LOUIS THÉODORE
DOMAS, LOUIS THÉODORE (French). Contemporary Sculptor and Gem-engraver, born at Paris; pupil of J. Lequien and H. Francois. At the Salon of 1901 he exhibited a cameo on sardonyx of three strata representing Daphnis and Chloe; — 1902. The Thread of the Virgin, cameo on sardonyx of three strata. By him are further : 1895. Catherine the Great, sard cameo ; — Diane de Poitiers; — 1896. Joan of Arc; — 1897. Minerva; — Psyche, sardonyx; — 1898. Mercury robbing Apollo's bow and quiver, cameo; — 1899. T...
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DOMAS, LOUIS THÉODORE (French). Contemporary Sculptor and Gem-engraver, born at Paris; pupil of J. Lequien and H. Francois. At the Salon of 1901 he exhibited a cameo on sardonyx of three strata representing Daphnis and Chloe; — 1902. The Thread of the Virgin, cameo on sardonyx of three strata. By him are further : 1895. Catherine the Great, sard cameo ; — Diane de Poitiers; — 1896. Joan of Arc; — 1897. Minerva; — Psyche, sardonyx; — 1898. Mercury robbing Apollo's bow and quiver, cameo; — 1899. T...
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DOMENICO COMPAGNI
DOMENICO COMPAGNI (surnamed DE' CAMEl). Milanese Gemengraver of the early part of the sixteenth century. His master piece is a portrait of Ludovico II Moro, cut on a Balais ruby, ten lines in diameter; otherwise, very little is known of this artist. The circumstance that Domenico obtained his appellation from his special excellence in works in cameo, adds to the probability that some cameos of Louis XII. of France; — Ludovico II Moro; — Louis Marquis of Saluzzo ; — Charles of Amboise, which are ...
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DOMENICO COMPAGNI (surnamed DE' CAMEl). Milanese Gemengraver of the early part of the sixteenth century. His master piece is a portrait of Ludovico II Moro, cut on a Balais ruby, ten lines in diameter; otherwise, very little is known of this artist. The circumstance that Domenico obtained his appellation from his special excellence in works in cameo, adds to the probability that some cameos of Louis XII. of France; — Ludovico II Moro; — Louis Marquis of Saluzzo ; — Charles of Amboise, which are ...
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