MARESCOTTI, ANTONIO (Ital.). Medallist of the second and third quarters of the fifteenth century, about whom, unfortunately, very little is known, beyond that he was one of the cleverest of early artists which Italy has produced in that particular branch, and that he resided at Ferrara. The seven medals which bear his signature are dated between 1446 and 1462 : Giovanni da Tossignano, bishop of Ferrara, † 1436; diam. 90 mill.; signed MARE SCOTVS and dated : MCCCC —XLVI ; — Antonio Marescotti, probably a relative of the medallist, 1448. R. MEMORIA- DE- ANTONIO - MARESCOTO-DA-FERARA; diam. 44 mill. (An unpublished variety of this medal is in the British Museum Collection). Two varieties exist of the St. Bernardine medal, which is undoubtedly the best production of the artist, and offers a remarkable portrait of the ascetic reformer of the Franciscan order. It was executed after his canonization in 1450, and perhaps from memory. “ All the works of Marescotti ", says von Fabriczy, " show something of the severe realism, the strong modelling of Pisanello. Although in this among all Pisanello's successors he approaches nearest to the master, nevertheless he is far from attaining the grand style, the monumental conception, which go hand in hand with these qualities in the Veronese. The insignificant reverses cannot in the least compare with Pisanello's, either in choice of subject, in concentration of composition, or, finally, in the mighty cast of the figures. They display for the most part nothing but emblems : thus the medal of San Bernardino bears only the socalled Chrism of his order, the monogram of the Saviour (Y.H.S.) enclosed in a nimbus of flames. " As von Fabriczy remarks, Marescotti's style is closely allied to that of Pisanello, except that it lacks in grandeur and power, and that his reverses are of commonplace design. Bibliography. — A. Heiss, Les Médailleurs de la Renaissance, Paris, 1883. — C. von Fabriczy, Medaillen der italienischen Renaissance,Leipzig, 1902. — Armand, op. cit., I, 28 ; II, 286 ; III, 5. — I. B. Supino, Il Medagliere Mediceo, Firenze, 1899. — Friedländer, Die italienischen Schaumünzen, Berlin, 1882. — Trésor, Méd. ital. — Mazzuchelli, op. cit. — Ammon, op. cit., n° 70. — Bolzenthal, op. cit. — Revue belge de numismatique, 1884, p. 8.
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
LYNCH, LYNCHE
LYNCH, LYNCHE or LINCHE, GERMAYNE or GERMYN (Brit.). Mintmaster for Ireland under Henry VI. and anni 1-13 of Edward IV., and Graver of the puncheons. He was granted a patent for the coinage of Groats, Half-groats, Pennies, Halfpennies or Mailles, and Farthings or Quadrantes, to be issued at the various mints of Dublin, Cork, Drogheda, Limerick, Trim, Waterford, and Wexford. Chaffers Gilda Aurifabrorum, p. 37, gives the following information on Lynche: " German Lynche of London, Goldsmith, Warden...
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LYNCH, LYNCHE or LINCHE, GERMAYNE or GERMYN (Brit.). Mintmaster for Ireland under Henry VI. and anni 1-13 of Edward IV., and Graver of the puncheons. He was granted a patent for the coinage of Groats, Half-groats, Pennies, Halfpennies or Mailles, and Farthings or Quadrantes, to be issued at the various mints of Dublin, Cork, Drogheda, Limerick, Trim, Waterford, and Wexford. Chaffers Gilda Aurifabrorum, p. 37, gives the following information on Lynche: " German Lynche of London, Goldsmith, Warden...
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LYSIPPUS
LYSIPPUS (Ital.). Medallist of the second half of the fifteenth century ; a nephew of Cristoforo di Geremia. Friedländer was the first to place his name among the medallists,, and more recently Herr von Fabriczy has been able to add several medals to the already known list of his works. Raphael of Volterra informs us that Lysippus was entrusted with the execution of a medal of Pope Paul II. († 1471), and as he wrote at the beginning of the sixteenth century, we can fairly accept his assertion. H...
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LYSIPPUS (Ital.). Medallist of the second half of the fifteenth century ; a nephew of Cristoforo di Geremia. Friedländer was the first to place his name among the medallists,, and more recently Herr von Fabriczy has been able to add several medals to the already known list of his works. Raphael of Volterra informs us that Lysippus was entrusted with the execution of a medal of Pope Paul II. († 1471), and as he wrote at the beginning of the sixteenth century, we can fairly accept his assertion. H...
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MABAREAUX
MABAREAUX (also MABEREAUX or MASBEREAUX) (French). The brothers Mabareaux, Goldsmiths, executed in 1605 two large medals in gold, which were presented to Henri IV., on his visit to Limoges, and in 1615 two medals " d'or de ducat massif "of the size of a plate and thickness of a finger, one for the King, and the other for the Queen on the occasion of their entry in Bordeaux. The brothers Mabareaux, goldsmiths, chasers, armourers, &c. were reputed to be " the most worthy workmen of France for the ...
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MABAREAUX (also MABEREAUX or MASBEREAUX) (French). The brothers Mabareaux, Goldsmiths, executed in 1605 two large medals in gold, which were presented to Henri IV., on his visit to Limoges, and in 1615 two medals " d'or de ducat massif "of the size of a plate and thickness of a finger, one for the King, and the other for the Queen on the occasion of their entry in Bordeaux. The brothers Mabareaux, goldsmiths, chasers, armourers, &c. were reputed to be " the most worthy workmen of France for the ...
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MAC GILL, DAVID
MAC GILL, DAVID (Brit.). Contemporary Sculptor and Medallist, residing in London, a member of the Society of Medallists, at the exhibitions of which association he has shown some very artistic productions : Portrait-medallion; — Medal for Cambridge; — Design for a medal and reverse ; — The Nineteenth Century ; — St. Peter's College, Westminster; — Prince of Bhavnagar; — The Mirror of Nature ; — Cambridge University Medal (illustrated in The Studio, XXII, 126) ; — Hero and Leander ; — Hugh Mac Gi...
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MAC GILL, DAVID (Brit.). Contemporary Sculptor and Medallist, residing in London, a member of the Society of Medallists, at the exhibitions of which association he has shown some very artistic productions : Portrait-medallion; — Medal for Cambridge; — Design for a medal and reverse ; — The Nineteenth Century ; — St. Peter's College, Westminster; — Prince of Bhavnagar; — The Mirror of Nature ; — Cambridge University Medal (illustrated in The Studio, XXII, 126) ; — Hero and Leander ; — Hugh Mac Gi...
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