ILARIO, PIER GIACOMO or IACOPO (Jtal.) so-called L' ANTICO. Sculptor and Medallist of Mantua, who was working circa 1480. By him are the following medals : Gianfrancesco Gonzaga, Lord of Sabbionetta, and his consort Antonia de' Balzi or des Beaux — obv. IOHANNES.FRANCISCVS.GONZ. Bust to l. Rvs. (a) FOR. VICTRICI. — ANTI. Fortuna between Mars and Minerva ; — (b) MARCHIO. COMES. ROTI. — PROBITAS.LAVDATVR. Burning fire; — (c) MARCHIO. COMES. ROTI. Thunderbolt; —(d) DIVA. ANTONIA. BAVTIA.DE.GONZ. MR. Bust to r. of Antonia des Beaux, as on R. of last R. SVPEREST.M.SPES. Hope on prow of ship drawn by two winged horses led by Cupid. Also two plaques described by Molinier : Victory (Courajod Colln); — The Conqueror (Dreyfuss Colln) ; — Magdalena Mantuana, &c. The surname of the artist indicates that he imitated the antique. Ilario was still living in 1504. Bibliography. — Armand, op. cit., I, pp. 62-63. — Molinier, op. cit., I, pp. 68- 69. — Fabriczy, 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
CHARPENTIER, ALEXANDRE LOUIS MARIE
CHARPENTIER, ALEXANDRE LOUIS MARIE (French). Contemporary Sculptor, and Medallist, born in Paris; pupil of M. Ponscarme. Since 1874, he has exhibited a number of medallions at the annual Paris Salons : Portrait of Mme X*** ; — Mlle J***; — M. Maisonneuve; — M. Mather ; — M. Jacob; — Mme Z. Enaud ; — Mme J*** ; — M. Hollande ; — M. Rivet ; — M. Hutin ; — Mme Amélie B***. ; — Mme Juliette B*** ; — Alfred Poussin ; — Mlle Lina B***; — Painting (Plaquette); — Maid holding necklace; — Maid holding fl...
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CHARPENTIER, ALEXANDRE LOUIS MARIE (French). Contemporary Sculptor, and Medallist, born in Paris; pupil of M. Ponscarme. Since 1874, he has exhibited a number of medallions at the annual Paris Salons : Portrait of Mme X*** ; — Mlle J***; — M. Maisonneuve; — M. Mather ; — M. Jacob; — Mme Z. Enaud ; — Mme J*** ; — M. Hollande ; — M. Rivet ; — M. Hutin ; — Mme Amélie B***. ; — Mme Juliette B*** ; — Alfred Poussin ; — Mlle Lina B***; — Painting (Plaquette); — Maid holding necklace; — Maid holding fl...
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CHAUDET, ANTOINE DENIS
CHAUDET, ANTOINE DENIS (French). Sculptor and Painter, 1763- 1810. His bust of Napoleon I. was used by Andrieu, and afterwards by Droz, on these artists' medals for the profile portrait of the Emperor. He also designed the reverses of the following Napoleonic medals: An XII, The Senate and the People; — 1805, Taking of Presbourg; — Capitulation of Berlin, Warsaw and Koenigsberg; — Distribution of Eagles to the Army ; .— Preserving Fortune, etc. Bibliography. — Blanchet, op. cit., II, p. 389. — R...
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CHAUDET, ANTOINE DENIS (French). Sculptor and Painter, 1763- 1810. His bust of Napoleon I. was used by Andrieu, and afterwards by Droz, on these artists' medals for the profile portrait of the Emperor. He also designed the reverses of the following Napoleonic medals: An XII, The Senate and the People; — 1805, Taking of Presbourg; — Capitulation of Berlin, Warsaw and Koenigsberg; — Distribution of Eagles to the Army ; .— Preserving Fortune, etc. Bibliography. — Blanchet, op. cit., II, p. 389. — R...
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CHAUTARD, VICTOR SAINT-JUST
CHAUTARD, VICTOR SAINT-JUST (French). Contemporary Medallist, and pupil of Guillaume, and Ponscarme. The following medals by him were exhibited at the Salons between 1870 and 1880 : Graziella; — Théophile Gauthier; — F. Maréchal, late Mayor of Metz (2 var.); — Auber; — Félicien David ; — Pygmalion; — Mme X*** ; — Commemorative medal of the building of the Trocadéro at Paris; — The French Republic ; — Jules Grévy, President of the French Republic ; and several other medallions. Bibliography. — Ch...
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CHAUTARD, VICTOR SAINT-JUST (French). Contemporary Medallist, and pupil of Guillaume, and Ponscarme. The following medals by him were exhibited at the Salons between 1870 and 1880 : Graziella; — Théophile Gauthier; — F. Maréchal, late Mayor of Metz (2 var.); — Auber; — Félicien David ; — Pygmalion; — Mme X*** ; — Commemorative medal of the building of the Trocadéro at Paris; — The French Republic ; — Jules Grévy, President of the French Republic ; and several other medallions. Bibliography. — Ch...
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CHAVANNE, JEAN MARIE
CHAVANNE, JEAN MARIE (French). Medallist of the end of the eighteenth and beginning of the nineteenth century, born at Lyons in 1766. He produced a number of interesting medals, relating to events of the Consulate and the Empire, as well as a series of jetons, some of the best known being that of the Medical Society of Lyons, with head of Hippocrates on obv. and the signature CHAVANNE F., and others of the Lyonnese Society of Friends of Commerce and Arts, and of the Pharmaceutical Society of the...
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CHAVANNE, JEAN MARIE (French). Medallist of the end of the eighteenth and beginning of the nineteenth century, born at Lyons in 1766. He produced a number of interesting medals, relating to events of the Consulate and the Empire, as well as a series of jetons, some of the best known being that of the Medical Society of Lyons, with head of Hippocrates on obv. and the signature CHAVANNE F., and others of the Lyonnese Society of Friends of Commerce and Arts, and of the Pharmaceutical Society of the...
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