MORO, JACOBO ANTONIO (Ital.). Medallist and Coin-engraver, born at Milan, and appointed Mint-engraver at Rome, in succession to Giorgio Rancetti in 1610. He served under Popes Paul V. Borghese and Gregory XV., remaining in office until 1624, when Gaspare Mola was called to fill his post. He died in January 1625. From 1621 he was assisted by Camillo Corradini. One of his finest productions is an Agnus Dei set with intaglios in precious stones. Moro's medals are usually signed : I. A. M. ; — I. A. MORO, or I. A. MORI. Amongst the best known are : Paul V. The Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, 1615 ; — St. Peter's Cathedral, An XIII. ; — The Vatican Palace, an XVI. (signed : I. A. MORI) ; — The Quirinal, 1616; — Paul V., large medallion. Ponte di Ceprano (2 varieties), 1620, and others of 1614 and 1618; — Gregory XV. Peace and Religion, 1623, medal for distribution by the Duca di Fiano on his journey to the Valtellina, etc. The coins of Paul V. Borghese are not signed, but may in all probability be ascribed to Moro, after the fifth year of his pontificate. The Portrait Scudi and Testoni exhibit very fine work. Moro's name has been confused with that of Morone, who first worked at Mantua, 1623, and later was Mint-engraver at the Papal Mint at Rome, from 1640 to 1670. Bibliography. — Cav. Bertolotti, Antonio Moro, Gaspare Mola e Morone-Mola, incisori della Zecca di Roma, Milano, 1877. — Bolzenthal, op. cit. — Keary, 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
MILTON, JOHN
MILTON, JOHN (Brit.). Medallist and Gem-engraver of the second half of the eighteenth century, who worked from about 1760 to 1802, and died on 10. February 1805. From 1789 to 1798 he was an assistant Engraver at the Royal Mint, and was also Medallist to the Prince of Wales (George IV.). He was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, 24. May 1792, and exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1785 to 1802. His coins and medals were sold by Leigh and Sotheby, 30. May 1805 (cfr. Sale Catalogue). ...
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MILTON, JOHN (Brit.). Medallist and Gem-engraver of the second half of the eighteenth century, who worked from about 1760 to 1802, and died on 10. February 1805. From 1789 to 1798 he was an assistant Engraver at the Royal Mint, and was also Medallist to the Prince of Wales (George IV.). He was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, 24. May 1792, and exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1785 to 1802. His coins and medals were sold by Leigh and Sotheby, 30. May 1805 (cfr. Sale Catalogue). ...
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MIMEREL, JACQUES
MIMEREL, JACQUES (French). Sculptor and Architect of Lyons, circ. 1639-1669; born at Amiens and christened, 2. March 1614. He executed numerous works of sculpture, and was Engraver to the city of Lyons. He is the author of several Portrait-medallions and cast Medals, which are signed : MIMEREL. F. or M. F. One of these, with portrait of Louis XIV., and commemorating the Peace of the Pyrenees (signed : M. F.) is reproduced in A. Steyert, Histoire de Lyon, III, 287. The work on this medal is poor....
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MIMEREL, JACQUES (French). Sculptor and Architect of Lyons, circ. 1639-1669; born at Amiens and christened, 2. March 1614. He executed numerous works of sculpture, and was Engraver to the city of Lyons. He is the author of several Portrait-medallions and cast Medals, which are signed : MIMEREL. F. or M. F. One of these, with portrait of Louis XIV., and commemorating the Peace of the Pyrenees (signed : M. F.) is reproduced in A. Steyert, Histoire de Lyon, III, 287. The work on this medal is poor....
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MISSERONI, GIROLAMO
MISSERONI, GIROLAMO (or HIERONYMO) (Ital.). Milanese Gemengraver, who also distinguished himself in the cutting of vases in crystal, agate, and lapis-lazuli. Several of his fine works, and of those of his brother Girolamo, are preserved at the Florence Museum and in various collections at Vienna and Prague. Towards the end of the sixteenth century he settled in the Bohemian capital, and worked for the emperor Rudolph II. In the Vienna “ Kunstkammer " is preserved a Beaker, four feet high, in r...
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MISSERONI, GIROLAMO (or HIERONYMO) (Ital.). Milanese Gemengraver, who also distinguished himself in the cutting of vases in crystal, agate, and lapis-lazuli. Several of his fine works, and of those of his brother Girolamo, are preserved at the Florence Museum and in various collections at Vienna and Prague. Towards the end of the sixteenth century he settled in the Bohemian capital, and worked for the emperor Rudolph II. In the Vienna “ Kunstkammer " is preserved a Beaker, four feet high, in r...
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MISSERONI
MISSERONI. A family of Gem-engravers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Girolamo and Gasparo Misseroni were contemporaries of Jacopo da Trezzo, and were called from Milan to Prague in the service of the emperor Rudolph II. Their descendants Ambrogio, Alessandro, Ottavio, Dionis, and Giulio all worked for the Imperial court, and, according to Nagler, produced very fine work. The family was originary of Milan. The name occurs in various forms : MISERON ; — MISSERONI ; MISURONNI, &c. Bibl...
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MISSERONI. A family of Gem-engravers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Girolamo and Gasparo Misseroni were contemporaries of Jacopo da Trezzo, and were called from Milan to Prague in the service of the emperor Rudolph II. Their descendants Ambrogio, Alessandro, Ottavio, Dionis, and Giulio all worked for the Imperial court, and, according to Nagler, produced very fine work. The family was originary of Milan. The name occurs in various forms : MISERON ; — MISSERONI ; MISURONNI, &c. Bibl...
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