MOCCHI, LORENZO CIGLIA (Ital.). Sculptor and Medallist, of the end of the fifteenth century, who, according to the noteworthy conjecture of G. Milanesi may be identified with the so-called MÉDAILLEUR A LA FORTUNE (q.v. Vol. II, 127). Hern von Fabriczy does not pronounce against this attribution, which appears quite reasonable, as the medal of Lorenzo Ciglia Mocchi (illustrated) is signed on R. L.C.M., which initials can only represent the name of Mocchi. All the eight medals bearing on R. a nude Fortune holding inflated sail above her head would therefore be the work of that artist, about whom however nothing is known." His works", says von Fabriczy, " betray a more mechanical capacity, not only by the lack of inspiration in the portrait, but also by the style of the figure on the reverse, which reminds us of an engraving. " The medals attributed to Mocchi would comprize : His own Portrait-medal, dated 1495; — Ludovico Lucio, of Siena); — Gianozzo Salviati, of Florence; — Alessandro di Gino Vecchietti (obv. illustrated) ; — Unknown Personage, obv. Since this was written, Prof. Bode's remarkable monograph on Niccolo Spinelli has established beyond any doubt that the latter artist is the author of the above medals. Bibliography. — C. von Fabriczy, op. cit. — Armand, op. cit. — Heiss, Médailleurs de la Renaissance. Florence I, XIV. — I. B. Supino, 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
MERKER, PAUL
MERKER, PAUL (Germ.). Sculptor, Medallist and Gem-engraver of the end of the eighteenth century, and first two decades of the nineteenth, who worked at Brunswick, where he died in 1823. His productions are signed : P.M. or P. MERKER F. One of his best known works commemorates the peace of Luneville, 1801, and his Portrait-medals of Ebert, and others, are praised very highly by Nagler. In 1795 Merker was already a noted artist, and in 1806 he became a member of the Academy of Berlin. His gems, s...
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MERKER, PAUL (Germ.). Sculptor, Medallist and Gem-engraver of the end of the eighteenth century, and first two decades of the nineteenth, who worked at Brunswick, where he died in 1823. His productions are signed : P.M. or P. MERKER F. One of his best known works commemorates the peace of Luneville, 1801, and his Portrait-medals of Ebert, and others, are praised very highly by Nagler. In 1795 Merker was already a noted artist, and in 1806 he became a member of the Academy of Berlin. His gems, s...
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MERLEN, JOHANN BAPTIST
MERLEN, JOHANN BAPTIST (Dutch). Medallist and Coin-engraver, of Flemish origin, but who apparently came over to this country from France, where he had been engaged in medal-work under the First Empire. His earliest productions, known to me, are jetons of the Academy of Medicine of Brussels, dated an XII., from which might be inferred that he learned die-sinking, and first practised the art, at Brussels (Vide Revue belge de numismatique, 1874, p. 390). Very little is known of his lite, except th...
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MERLEN, JOHANN BAPTIST (Dutch). Medallist and Coin-engraver, of Flemish origin, but who apparently came over to this country from France, where he had been engaged in medal-work under the First Empire. His earliest productions, known to me, are jetons of the Academy of Medicine of Brussels, dated an XII., from which might be inferred that he learned die-sinking, and first practised the art, at Brussels (Vide Revue belge de numismatique, 1874, p. 390). Very little is known of his lite, except th...
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MERLEY, LOUIS
MERLEY, LOUIS (French). Sculptor, Medallist and Gem-engraver, born at St. Etienne (Loire) on 7th January 1815, died at Paris on 17th September 1883. He studied sculpture under Pradier and David d'Angers, and medal-engraving under Galle. In 1838 he became a pupil at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts ; then went to Rome, where he obtained in 1843 the first Grand Prix de Rome for gem-engraving; subject : Arion saved from the waters. During his residence in Italy, Merley executed various medals modelled af...
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MERLEY, LOUIS (French). Sculptor, Medallist and Gem-engraver, born at St. Etienne (Loire) on 7th January 1815, died at Paris on 17th September 1883. He studied sculpture under Pradier and David d'Angers, and medal-engraving under Galle. In 1838 he became a pupil at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts ; then went to Rome, where he obtained in 1843 the first Grand Prix de Rome for gem-engraving; subject : Arion saved from the waters. During his residence in Italy, Merley executed various medals modelled af...
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MERRIAM, JOSEPH H.
MERRIAM, JOSEPH H. (Amer.). Die-sinker and Medallist at Boston (U. S. A.), second half of the nineteenth century. He is the author of a medal struck in commemoration of the Dedication of the New Masonic Temple in Boston, 1867, and several other masonic medallions with bust of George Washington; — Benjamin Franklin, &c. ; — also commemorative medals of the Soldiers' Fair at Springfield and Boston, 1864; — Medalets issued for the Campaign of 1860; — Medalets with portraits of U. S. A. Presidents, ...
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MERRIAM, JOSEPH H. (Amer.). Die-sinker and Medallist at Boston (U. S. A.), second half of the nineteenth century. He is the author of a medal struck in commemoration of the Dedication of the New Masonic Temple in Boston, 1867, and several other masonic medallions with bust of George Washington; — Benjamin Franklin, &c. ; — also commemorative medals of the Soldiers' Fair at Springfield and Boston, 1864; — Medalets issued for the Campaign of 1860; — Medalets with portraits of U. S. A. Presidents, ...
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