EAGLE (Medailleur a l'aigle) (Ital.). There is a series of six medals, the reverses of which bear a spread eagle, sometimes sur- charged with arms. One of these resembles very much the work of Benedetto da Majano. Armand designates the unknown Medal- list who executed these, as Médailleur ? l'aigle. The medals are : Giovanni Gaddi, † 1485; — Giovanni Gozzadini, 1477, † 1517; — Giannantonio Guidi, 1459? † 1501; — Pietro Macchiavelli, 1460 † 1519; — Maria Mucini; — and Filippo Strozzi, 1426 † 1491. Bibliography. — A. Heiss, Les médailleurs de la Renaissance : Florence et les Florentins, I, Paris, 1891. — Armand, Les Médailleurs italiens des XV et XVI siécles, Paris 1883. — Julius Friedländer, Die italienischen Scbaumünzen des fünfzehnten Jahrunderts, Berlin, 1880-1883.
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
DONADIO
DONADIO (Ital.). Medallist of the first half of the nineteenth century. He contributed to Mudie's " Series of National Medals", Durand' "Series", and to the " Galerie métallique des grands hommes francais ". The following are some of his best known works : Francis Henry Egerton, Earl of Bridgewater; — Olivier de Serres; — T. Valperga Caluso ; — Fontenelle, 1819; — Arthur, Duke of Wellington; — Vitt. Alfieri, 1820; — Charles Duclos, 1821; — Jos. Louis Lagrange; — Ennio Quirino Visconti, 1821; ...
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DONADIO (Ital.). Medallist of the first half of the nineteenth century. He contributed to Mudie's " Series of National Medals", Durand' "Series", and to the " Galerie métallique des grands hommes francais ". The following are some of his best known works : Francis Henry Egerton, Earl of Bridgewater; — Olivier de Serres; — T. Valperga Caluso ; — Fontenelle, 1819; — Arthur, Duke of Wellington; — Vitt. Alfieri, 1820; — Charles Duclos, 1821; — Jos. Louis Lagrange; — Ennio Quirino Visconti, 1821; ...
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DONATELLO
DONATELLO (Italian). One of the greatest Sculptors of the early period of the Renaissance. He was born at Florence, probably in 1386. Numerous statues, busts, marble medallions, sepulchral monuments, still extant, attest the genius of his talent, the loftiness of his conceptions, as well as the skilfulness of his chisel. Cellini, speaking of him and Michelangelo, before the Grand Duke of Florence, Cosmo de'Medici, calls them " the two greatest men that ever lived ". Donatello is the first Gem-en...
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DONATELLO (Italian). One of the greatest Sculptors of the early period of the Renaissance. He was born at Florence, probably in 1386. Numerous statues, busts, marble medallions, sepulchral monuments, still extant, attest the genius of his talent, the loftiness of his conceptions, as well as the skilfulness of his chisel. Cellini, speaking of him and Michelangelo, before the Grand Duke of Florence, Cosmo de'Medici, calls them " the two greatest men that ever lived ". Donatello is the first Gem-en...
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DONNER, IGNAZ
DONNER, IGNAZ (Germ.). Medallist and Coin-engraver at the Mint of Vienna, 1776-1804. He was a nephew of Matthäus Donner, and was born at Kremnitz in 1752. His signature appears as I. D. F. or simply D. The following medals and coins are amongst his bestknown productions : Empress Maria Theresa R. by J. N. Wirt; — Francis II. and Consort, Maria Theresa of Sicily, 1799; — Thaler of Francis, Prince Bishop of Gurk, 1801; — Medallion of same, 1775 ; — Prince G. T. von Stahremberg; — Charles Joseph, P...
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DONNER, IGNAZ (Germ.). Medallist and Coin-engraver at the Mint of Vienna, 1776-1804. He was a nephew of Matthäus Donner, and was born at Kremnitz in 1752. His signature appears as I. D. F. or simply D. The following medals and coins are amongst his bestknown productions : Empress Maria Theresa R. by J. N. Wirt; — Francis II. and Consort, Maria Theresa of Sicily, 1799; — Thaler of Francis, Prince Bishop of Gurk, 1801; — Medallion of same, 1775 ; — Prince G. T. von Stahremberg; — Charles Joseph, P...
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DONNER, MATHIAS
DONNER, MATHIAS or MATTHÄUS (Germ.). Medallist to the Imperial Court of Vienna, and Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in that city. He was born at Kremnitz in 1699 or 1704, and he died at Vienna, not before 1767. The period of his greatest activity is comprised between 1734 and 1767. Most of his works are signed : DONNER, but on others his signature appears also as : M. D. F..-M. D.-or D. He is the author of the following medals : Empress Elizabeth Christina, consort of Charles VI. ; —Queen ...
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DONNER, MATHIAS or MATTHÄUS (Germ.). Medallist to the Imperial Court of Vienna, and Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in that city. He was born at Kremnitz in 1699 or 1704, and he died at Vienna, not before 1767. The period of his greatest activity is comprised between 1734 and 1767. Most of his works are signed : DONNER, but on others his signature appears also as : M. D. F..-M. D.-or D. He is the author of the following medals : Empress Elizabeth Christina, consort of Charles VI. ; —Queen ...
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