MELLER (Austr.). Moneyer at Vienna, 1347.
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
MASINI, LORENZO
MASINI, LORENZO (Ital.). Venetian Gem-engraver of the eighteenth century, whose signature MASINI or MASINOS occurs on some intagli executed by him. He also imitated antique gems : Diana of the Mountains, in amethyst, signed: A?O???NIOY; — Diana with a bow in her hand, carnelian, equally signed; — Head of Syrius, with a collar, on which is inscribed : ??IOC E?OIEI (a copy). Masini is said to have engraved his name on this gem in the presence of Baron Stosch in whose possession it was; — Head of...
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MASINI, LORENZO (Ital.). Venetian Gem-engraver of the eighteenth century, whose signature MASINI or MASINOS occurs on some intagli executed by him. He also imitated antique gems : Diana of the Mountains, in amethyst, signed: A?O???NIOY; — Diana with a bow in her hand, carnelian, equally signed; — Head of Syrius, with a collar, on which is inscribed : ??IOC E?OIEI (a copy). Masini is said to have engraved his name on this gem in the presence of Baron Stosch in whose possession it was; — Head of...
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MASLITZER, HANS
MASLITZER, HANS (Germ.). Goldsmith and Medallist of Nuremberg, circ. 1538-1574, of whom however very little is known. The late Alfred von Sallet suggested that he may have been the author of the medal reproduced here, which bears his portrait on obv. Neudörffer in his Nachrichten von Künstlern und Werkleuten, 1547, gives the following particulars of this artist: "dieser Maslitzer ist eine Zeit lang Rechenmeister gewesen und ein zierlicher Schreiber, wohl gegründet und berühmt. Seinen Anfang im G...
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MASLITZER, HANS (Germ.). Goldsmith and Medallist of Nuremberg, circ. 1538-1574, of whom however very little is known. The late Alfred von Sallet suggested that he may have been the author of the medal reproduced here, which bears his portrait on obv. Neudörffer in his Nachrichten von Künstlern und Werkleuten, 1547, gives the following particulars of this artist: "dieser Maslitzer ist eine Zeit lang Rechenmeister gewesen und ein zierlicher Schreiber, wohl gegründet und berühmt. Seinen Anfang im G...
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MASSONNET
MASSONNET (French). Editor of medals, whose signature : MASSONNET EDIT- occurs on Prize Medals, Badges, Tickets, etc., engraved by various artists; for instance: Medal of the conseil municipal of Bordeaux (1890), by A. Borrel; — J. P. Béranger, 1856; — Isabel II., of Spain, War against Morocco, 1859, by A Gerbier; — Isabel II., African campaign, 1859-1860; — Prize Medal of the Argentine Agricultural Society, 1874 ; — Landing of Garibaldi at Marsala 1860; — Landing of Garibaldi in Calabria, 1860;...
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MASSONNET (French). Editor of medals, whose signature : MASSONNET EDIT- occurs on Prize Medals, Badges, Tickets, etc., engraved by various artists; for instance: Medal of the conseil municipal of Bordeaux (1890), by A. Borrel; — J. P. Béranger, 1856; — Isabel II., of Spain, War against Morocco, 1859, by A Gerbier; — Isabel II., African campaign, 1859-1860; — Prize Medal of the Argentine Agricultural Society, 1874 ; — Landing of Garibaldi at Marsala 1860; — Landing of Garibaldi in Calabria, 1860;...
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MASSOULLE, ANDRÉ ARTHUR PAUL
MASSOULLE, ANDRÉ ARTHUR PAUL (French). Sculptor and Medallist, born at Epernay (Marne), died at Paris, 19. June 1901, at the age of fifty. He was a pupil of Salmson and Cavelier. His principal works are a Statue of Madame de Sévigné, which was purchased by the State and which now decorates the Legion of Honour Boarding School at Saint-Denis; two Water-genii on the Alexander III. Bridge, and the Tomb of Carnot at Châlons-sur-Marne. He obtained a medal of the second class and a purse in 1882, a si...
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MASSOULLE, ANDRÉ ARTHUR PAUL (French). Sculptor and Medallist, born at Epernay (Marne), died at Paris, 19. June 1901, at the age of fifty. He was a pupil of Salmson and Cavelier. His principal works are a Statue of Madame de Sévigné, which was purchased by the State and which now decorates the Legion of Honour Boarding School at Saint-Denis; two Water-genii on the Alexander III. Bridge, and the Tomb of Carnot at Châlons-sur-Marne. He obtained a medal of the second class and a purse in 1882, a si...
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