PICHLER, GIUSEPPE (Ital.). Also known as Johann Joseph Pichler : One of Antonio's elder sons, born at Rome in 1760, and also a Gem-engraver. He produced chiefly copies of antique gems but executed too a number of portraits from nature. One of his best works is the head of a Youth, which is natural and very tasteful. Of almost equal merit is a Female head wearing diadem. By him are the following intaglios : Achilles seated on a rock; — Bacchante and Maenad, dancing ; — Youthful Bacchus, held by two kneeling Nymphs; — Head of Ceres; signed : ?IX?EP; — Ceres in chariot drawn by serpents; signed , I. ?IX?EP ; — Diana and Cupid; signed : ?I. E?.; — Helmeted head of Hannibal, facing; — Hercules, leaning on spear, and at rest; beside, quiver against tree; — Hope and Fidelity; — Head of Io (2 var; one signed : ?IX.); — Juno and Minerva, in biga ; — Head of a Greek philosopher; — Head of Marcus Aurelius ; cornelian (in the Pulszky collection); — Head of Medusa, almost facing; signed : ?IX?EP; — Perseus standing beside Pegasus; — Satyr seated, asleep; — Venus victrix; signed : ?IX; — Female bust, facing; — Head of Livia, as Ceres; amethyst (Vienna Museum); — Bacchus and Cupid (Berlin Museum); — The three Graces ; brown sard; after Canova (Berlin Museum); — Head of a Lion; rock-crystal (Berlin Museum); — Head of Sirius; topaz (a copy of the famous gem by Gnaios. This topaz, which is inscribed ?KY??OX was sold by Giuseppe Pichler to a dealer at Rome for the sum of 100 Ducats. It is now in the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg); — Numerous heads of animals, particularly dogs and lions, &c. ; — Head of Alexander I. of Russia; cameo in cornelian-onyx; signed : I. ?. (now in the Vienna Museum); — Cameo with the three portraits of Alexander I. of Russia, Alexander the Great, and Julius Caesar, superposed ; signed : ?IX?EP; — Another, similar; signed : ?IX?EP ?; — Copies of antique gems, at for instance, of the famous Etruscan gems representing the Heroes of Troja, &c. This artist died after 1820. Bibliography. — As above.
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
PERUZZI, BENEDETTO
PERUZZI, BENEDETTO (Ital.). Gem-engraver of Florence (singolare intagliatore di pietre), best known for his counterfeit of the seal of Carlo di Durazzo, in 1379. This is all that is known of him. "II est le premier ", says Babelon, " de cette pléiade d'artistes, qui, en Italie, durant un si?cle et demi, vont mettre ? la mode les produits de la glyptique et s'efforceront dans leurs ?uvres d'atteindre la pureté de dessin et l'habileté technique si justement admirées dans les plus belles gemmes de ...
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PERUZZI, BENEDETTO (Ital.). Gem-engraver of Florence (singolare intagliatore di pietre), best known for his counterfeit of the seal of Carlo di Durazzo, in 1379. This is all that is known of him. "II est le premier ", says Babelon, " de cette pléiade d'artistes, qui, en Italie, durant un si?cle et demi, vont mettre ? la mode les produits de la glyptique et s'efforceront dans leurs ?uvres d'atteindre la pureté de dessin et l'habileté technique si justement admirées dans les plus belles gemmes de ...
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PESCIA, PIER MARIA SERBALDI DA
PESCIA, PIER MARIA SERBALDI DA (Ital.). Gem-, and Coinengraver, surnamed Il Tagliacarne, born at Pescia in Tuscany, circ. 1455, died about 1522. In the early years of the fifteenth century he had a shop at Florence, but his name occurs in the accounts of the Pontifical Court, in 1499 and earlier. In 1499, he was appointed Engraver at the Mint of Rome on the death of Lorenzo Corbolini and again in 1515, in conjunction with Vittore Camelio, remaining in office until 1522. Pope Leo X. honoured h...
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PESCIA, PIER MARIA SERBALDI DA (Ital.). Gem-, and Coinengraver, surnamed Il Tagliacarne, born at Pescia in Tuscany, circ. 1455, died about 1522. In the early years of the fifteenth century he had a shop at Florence, but his name occurs in the accounts of the Pontifical Court, in 1499 and earlier. In 1499, he was appointed Engraver at the Mint of Rome on the death of Lorenzo Corbolini and again in 1515, in conjunction with Vittore Camelio, remaining in office until 1522. Pope Leo X. honoured h...
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PESEZ
PESEZ (French). Medallist of the eighteenth century, about whom nothing is known, beyond that he produced a number of very fine Portrait-medals, usually signed : PESEZ; — PESEZ. P.; — Pz or P. The following specimens are in the Berlin Museum ; they all measure 67 mill, in diameter, and exhibit remarkable work: Lulli, creator of the Paris opera (1633-1687); — Marshal Catinat; —Comtesse de Grignan; — Marquise de Pompadour; — Mme du Barry. His signature occurs also on a uniface medallion of Homer (...
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PESEZ (French). Medallist of the eighteenth century, about whom nothing is known, beyond that he produced a number of very fine Portrait-medals, usually signed : PESEZ; — PESEZ. P.; — Pz or P. The following specimens are in the Berlin Museum ; they all measure 67 mill, in diameter, and exhibit remarkable work: Lulli, creator of the Paris opera (1633-1687); — Marshal Catinat; —Comtesse de Grignan; — Marquise de Pompadour; — Mme du Barry. His signature occurs also on a uniface medallion of Homer (...
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PETER, VICTOR
PETER, VICTOR (French). Contemporary Sculptor, and Medallist, residing at Paris ; pupil of Devaulx, and Sebastien Cornu. He studied art against his parents' wish, and was obliged to earn his living, when still quite young, by doing work for Falgui?re, Paul Dubois, and Antonin Mercié. He began to exhibitat the Paris Salon in 1868, and won his first medal in 1879. At the Universal Exhibition of 1900, he was awarded a gold medal, and decorated with the Legion of Honour. He is now Professor of pract...
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PETER, VICTOR (French). Contemporary Sculptor, and Medallist, residing at Paris ; pupil of Devaulx, and Sebastien Cornu. He studied art against his parents' wish, and was obliged to earn his living, when still quite young, by doing work for Falgui?re, Paul Dubois, and Antonin Mercié. He began to exhibitat the Paris Salon in 1868, and won his first medal in 1879. At the Universal Exhibition of 1900, he was awarded a gold medal, and decorated with the Legion of Honour. He is now Professor of pract...
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