MENNTNER, ULRICH (Swiss) of Basle, Mint-master at Hals(Leuchtenberg), 1436.
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
Mint master:
In medieval and early modern Germany, the Münzmeister ("mint master", the Latin term is monetarius) was the director or administrator of a mint, a moneyer with responsibility for the minting of coins, or specie. His duties were defined differently at different locations and ages.
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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MASSYS
MASSYS or METSYS, QUENTIN (Belg.). Also QUINTIJN MESSIJS or QUINTIN MATSYS, a celebrated Smith and Painter of Antwerp, born at Louvain about 1460, is said to have died in the Carthusian convent at Antwerp, during the second half of 1530, between July 13 and September 16. He was brought up by his father as a smith, "a pursuit then often requiring artistic knowledge and manipulative skill. " The early years of his life were spent at Louvain, where he began to distinguish himself, then he settled a...
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MASSYS or METSYS, QUENTIN (Belg.). Also QUINTIJN MESSIJS or QUINTIN MATSYS, a celebrated Smith and Painter of Antwerp, born at Louvain about 1460, is said to have died in the Carthusian convent at Antwerp, during the second half of 1530, between July 13 and September 16. He was brought up by his father as a smith, "a pursuit then often requiring artistic knowledge and manipulative skill. " The early years of his life were spent at Louvain, where he began to distinguish himself, then he settled a...
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MASTER, THE, OF THE ORPHEUS LEGEND
MASTER, THE, OF THE ORPHEUS LEGEND. Under this heading Bode has described a number of Reliefs, dating from the second half of the fifteenth century, and the work of an artist of Northern Italy. These are : Vulcan in his forge with Mercury and Venus ; — Mars crowned by Victory ; — Apollo and Daphne ; — Orpheus slain by the Thracian maids; — Rape of Europa ; — Achilles taking leave of Thetis; — Venus brings arms to Aeneas; — Antique sacrificial Scene ; — Three mythological Representations ; — Meme...
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MASTER, THE, OF THE ORPHEUS LEGEND. Under this heading Bode has described a number of Reliefs, dating from the second half of the fifteenth century, and the work of an artist of Northern Italy. These are : Vulcan in his forge with Mercury and Venus ; — Mars crowned by Victory ; — Apollo and Daphne ; — Orpheus slain by the Thracian maids; — Rape of Europa ; — Achilles taking leave of Thetis; — Venus brings arms to Aeneas; — Antique sacrificial Scene ; — Three mythological Representations ; — Meme...
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