MEUNIER, CONSTANTIN (Belg.). Painter and Sculpfor, born at Etterbeek, 12. April 1831, died in 1905. His first teacher was the engraver J. B. Meunier. He has obtained numerous distinctions at International Exhibitions. He was an Officer of the Order of Leopold. Many of his bas-reliefs are in the style of Plaques, and some have even been reduced to that size, as La Gl?be, Monument au Travail, and others. The Plaquette of the Société royale belge des Aquarellistes' is by this artist, and was struck by Wolfers Brothers at Brussels. M. Tristan Leclerc, in Revue universelle, 1905, p. 263, writes : "A côté de Rodin, ? côté de Dalou, Constantin Meunier a continué la tradition forte et généreuse qui nous est venue de Rude et de Barye, et sa place sera marquée au premier rang non seulement des sculpteurs belges, des Jef Lambeaux et des Georges Minne, mais encore des sculpteurs de tous les pays, Troubetzkoy, Trentacoste, Cifariello ou Benlliure. En m?me temps, il a enrichi le domaine de son art de toute une série de sujets inusités, et il a, comme toujours, innové en regardant simplement la réalité. Son exemple ne sera pas perdu. Beaucoup de jeunes sculpteurs ont compris que le mirage de la Gr?ce et de Rome, si admirable qu'il soit, est un leurre, et que le meilleur moyen de suivre les anciens est de faire comme eux, c'est-?-dire de dresser les statues des contemporains. Ce ne sont pas les sujets qui manquent; ce sont les artistes capables de les traduire. Ce choix des sujets a aussi fait qualifier Meunier de sculpteur socialiste. Il n'a pourtant jamais cherché ? introduire dans son oeuvre des idées littéraires. Il a seulement vu autour de lui la foule des humbles, et c'est parce qu'une inévitable philosophie se dégage de ce spectacle, parce que l'homme a ressenti pour ces autres hommes une profonde sympathie, parce qu'il a animé ses ?uvres, qu'elles évoquent fatalement et plus fortement, en raison m?me de leur ordonnance et de leur caract?re synthétique, les sentiments qu'évoque cet aspect de la vie. "
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
MAYER, B. H.
MAYER, B. H. (Germ.). Die-sinking Establishment at Pforzheim, and one of the leading works in Germany for the striking of medals, coins, decorative works, art brooches and pendants, &c. The firm obtained a silver medal for their exhibit at the Paris Universal Exhibition, 1900, and in 1902 B. H. Mayer received from the Grand Duke of Baden the Order of the Lion of Zaeringen. The firm's prospectus states : " Der ganze Betrieb ist elektrisch eingerichtet und sind die neuesten Erfindungen auf d...
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MAYER, B. H. (Germ.). Die-sinking Establishment at Pforzheim, and one of the leading works in Germany for the striking of medals, coins, decorative works, art brooches and pendants, &c. The firm obtained a silver medal for their exhibit at the Paris Universal Exhibition, 1900, and in 1902 B. H. Mayer received from the Grand Duke of Baden the Order of the Lion of Zaeringen. The firm's prospectus states : " Der ganze Betrieb ist elektrisch eingerichtet und sind die neuesten Erfindungen auf d...
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MAYER, RUDOLPH
MAYER, RUDOLPH (Austr.). " The revival of the Medal is arousing at the present time more interest in Germany than has hitherto been shown in this branch of art, one of whose chief exponents is Professor Rudolph Mayer, of Karlsruhe. The artist is a native of Austria, and his technical knowledge of metal-work was gained in the Art-Handicraft School (" Kunstgewerbeschule ") in Vienna. He won his first laurels at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873, and as a result was invited to Stuttgart as teacher ...
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MAYER, RUDOLPH (Austr.). " The revival of the Medal is arousing at the present time more interest in Germany than has hitherto been shown in this branch of art, one of whose chief exponents is Professor Rudolph Mayer, of Karlsruhe. The artist is a native of Austria, and his technical knowledge of metal-work was gained in the Art-Handicraft School (" Kunstgewerbeschule ") in Vienna. He won his first laurels at the Vienna Exhibition of 1873, and as a result was invited to Stuttgart as teacher ...
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MAYER, WILHELM & FRANTZ WILHELM
MAYER, WILHELM & FRANTZ WILHELM or THE STUTTGARTER METALLWAREN FABRIK (Germ.). A Die-sinking Establishment founded in 1860 by Wilhelm Mayer, Sculptor and Engraver, and directed, since 1876, by him and his brother-in-law, Frantz Wilhelm. The name of the old firm, WILHELM MAYER METALLWAREN FABRIK, was changed into its present form in 1896. Wilhelm Mayer was born at Lauffen-on-the-Neckar in 1840 and studied at the Stuttgart School of Art sculpture and engraving. Frantz Wilhelm was born at Hanau...
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MAYER, WILHELM & FRANTZ WILHELM or THE STUTTGARTER METALLWAREN FABRIK (Germ.). A Die-sinking Establishment founded in 1860 by Wilhelm Mayer, Sculptor and Engraver, and directed, since 1876, by him and his brother-in-law, Frantz Wilhelm. The name of the old firm, WILHELM MAYER METALLWAREN FABRIK, was changed into its present form in 1896. Wilhelm Mayer was born at Lauffen-on-the-Neckar in 1840 and studied at the Stuttgart School of Art sculpture and engraving. Frantz Wilhelm was born at Hanau...
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MAZZAFIRRI, MICHELE
MAZZAFIRRI, MICHELE (Ital.). Florentine Medallist, born circ. 1530, died about 1597. He was attached to the Court and person of the two successors of Cosimo I. and especially to the third Grand Duke, Ferdinand III., of whom and his consort, Christine of Lorraine, no less than eleven medals are known by him. He was really a Goldsmith by profession, and attained greater celebrity in that branch than in medallic art, although none of his works of plate and jewellery have come down to us, and are ...
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MAZZAFIRRI, MICHELE (Ital.). Florentine Medallist, born circ. 1530, died about 1597. He was attached to the Court and person of the two successors of Cosimo I. and especially to the third Grand Duke, Ferdinand III., of whom and his consort, Christine of Lorraine, no less than eleven medals are known by him. He was really a Goldsmith by profession, and attained greater celebrity in that branch than in medallic art, although none of his works of plate and jewellery have come down to us, and are ...
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