EBELING, JOHANN CHRISTOPH (Germ.). Die-sinker, and Coinengraver at the Brunswick Mint, 1750-1766.
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
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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DORCIÉRE, LOUIS ÉTIENNE ANDRÉ
DORCIÉRE, LOUIS ÉTIENNE ANDRÉ (Swiss). Sculptor and Medallist, born at Geneva in 1805, where he died on the 30th August 1879. He was a pupil of Detallaz, Reverdin, Jaquet, and Bovet, and spent some time in Paris at a medallist's. From 1831 to 1872, he occupied the chair of Professor of Modelling at the Geneva School of Art, and was a member of the Grand Conseil. During his few leisure moments, Dorciére produced terra-cotta models, portraits, busts, &c ; his statues of Hornung, Diday, and Samuel...
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DORCIÉRE, LOUIS ÉTIENNE ANDRÉ (Swiss). Sculptor and Medallist, born at Geneva in 1805, where he died on the 30th August 1879. He was a pupil of Detallaz, Reverdin, Jaquet, and Bovet, and spent some time in Paris at a medallist's. From 1831 to 1872, he occupied the chair of Professor of Modelling at the Geneva School of Art, and was a member of the Grand Conseil. During his few leisure moments, Dorciére produced terra-cotta models, portraits, busts, &c ; his statues of Hornung, Diday, and Samuel...
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