LOISY, JEAN PIERRE DE (French). Goldsmith of Besancon, Lineengraver, Medallist and Jeton-engraver. Son of the last and his pupil; he was born at Besancon 20. September 1619; Engraver at the Mint there, 12. April 1666. in succession to Claude Poux, until 1667. By him are some fine engravings, and he also worked as a Medallist and Seal-engraver, and shared his father's " Privil?ge de frapper et de vendre des médailles dans l'étendue de la juridiction bisontine. ". His best engravings are : Portrait of Philip IV., King of Spain ; — Estat de l' illustre Confrérie de Saint-Georges en la France; — Series of Religious Subjects, in the style of Wiericx, &c. By Pierre de Loisy are the Jetons of Governors of Besangon, 1665- 1669. In 1664-65 Pierre de Loisy engraved the " Pi?ces de circonstance" commemorating the reunion of Besancon to Franche-Comté. A Portrait-medal of Leopold I. on his election in 1658 is also by him. Bibliography. — Chavignerie et Auvray, op. cit. — N. Rondot et H. de la Tour, 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
LEONI, LEONE
LEONI, LEONE (Ital.). Sculptor and Medallist, born at Arezzo in 1509, died at Milan on July 22., 1590. Whether he belonged to the same family as Giovanni Leone da Arezzo, upon whom the Emperor Sigismund conferred a knighthood in 1418 or not, it is impossible to ascertain. Nothing is known either of this artist's early career. In 1537 he was appointed Mint-engraver at Rome, a post which he filled until 1540. It would appear that his first medallic work of note was a Portrait-medallion ot General ...
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LEONI, LEONE (Ital.). Sculptor and Medallist, born at Arezzo in 1509, died at Milan on July 22., 1590. Whether he belonged to the same family as Giovanni Leone da Arezzo, upon whom the Emperor Sigismund conferred a knighthood in 1418 or not, it is impossible to ascertain. Nothing is known either of this artist's early career. In 1537 he was appointed Mint-engraver at Rome, a post which he filled until 1540. It would appear that his first medallic work of note was a Portrait-medallion ot General ...
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LEONI, POMPEO
LEONI, POMPEO (Ital.). Sculptor and Medallist of the second half of the sixteenth century ; a son of Leone Leoni ; died at Madrid in 1610. He served the Imperial House of Austria and assisted his father in several of his works, notably in his famous group of Charles V. slaying the Monster, which was commissioned by Ferrante Gonzaga in 1547, achieved in 1556, and bears the signature : LEO P. POMPÉ F. ARET. F. Pompeo Leoni spent the greater part of his life in Spain, where most of his works of scu...
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LEONI, POMPEO (Ital.). Sculptor and Medallist of the second half of the sixteenth century ; a son of Leone Leoni ; died at Madrid in 1610. He served the Imperial House of Austria and assisted his father in several of his works, notably in his famous group of Charles V. slaying the Monster, which was commissioned by Ferrante Gonzaga in 1547, achieved in 1556, and bears the signature : LEO P. POMPÉ F. ARET. F. Pompeo Leoni spent the greater part of his life in Spain, where most of his works of scu...
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LEPÉRE, JEAN
LEPÉRE, JEAN (French). Goldsmith and Medallist of Lyons, who, in 1500, was entrusted, in conjunction with his brother Colin, to execute the medal issued in honour of Louis XII. and Anne of Brittany's visit to Lyons, and the models for which were prepared by Nicolas Leclerc and Jehan de St. Priest. This medal of which only silver and bronze specimens now exist appears to have been held in high estimation by contemporaneous artists; it is, observes M. Mazerolle,the first medal of large dimensions ...
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LEPÉRE, JEAN (French). Goldsmith and Medallist of Lyons, who, in 1500, was entrusted, in conjunction with his brother Colin, to execute the medal issued in honour of Louis XII. and Anne of Brittany's visit to Lyons, and the models for which were prepared by Nicolas Leclerc and Jehan de St. Priest. This medal of which only silver and bronze specimens now exist appears to have been held in high estimation by contemporaneous artists; it is, observes M. Mazerolle,the first medal of large dimensions ...
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LEPÉRE, LOUIS
LEPÉRE, LOUIS (French). Goldsmith and Medallist of Lyons; father of Jean and Colin Lep?re, already mentioned, died arc. 1534-IS37- . Louis Lepere, Nicolas de Florence, his son-in-law (f 1499) and Jean Lep?re, his eldest son, modelled the medals which were presented to King Charles VIII. and Anne of Brittany on the occasion of their Visit to Lyons, 1494: Louis Lep?re, and Nicolas de Florence cut the dies from designs supplied by the celebrated artist Jehan Perréal; and Jean Lep?re was entrusted w...
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LEPÉRE, LOUIS (French). Goldsmith and Medallist of Lyons; father of Jean and Colin Lep?re, already mentioned, died arc. 1534-IS37- . Louis Lepere, Nicolas de Florence, his son-in-law (f 1499) and Jean Lep?re, his eldest son, modelled the medals which were presented to King Charles VIII. and Anne of Brittany on the occasion of their Visit to Lyons, 1494: Louis Lep?re, and Nicolas de Florence cut the dies from designs supplied by the celebrated artist Jehan Perréal; and Jean Lep?re was entrusted w...
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