Luigi Anichini
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The Anichini family were leading carvers of engraved gems for seals, and medals in Renaissance Italy.
The first known member is Francesco Anichini (active 1449-1526), who had four sons who followed him in the art. He was the leading gem-cutter in Venice
, taking commissions from Isabella d'Este
and others.
His sons were:
The first known member is Francesco Anichini (active 1449-1526), who had four sons who followed him in the art. He was the leading gem-cutter in Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
, taking commissions from Isabella d'Este
Isabella d'Este
Isabella d'Este was Marchesa of Mantua and one of the leading women of the Italian Renaissance as a major cultural and political figure. She was a patron of the arts as well as a leader of fashion, whose innovative style of dressing was copied by women throughout Italy and at the French court...
and others.
His sons were:
- Alvise Anichini, dates uncertain,
- Andrea Anichini, active 1526-1553,
- Callisto Anichini, (before 1527 - c. 1553), more of a jewellery maker,
- Luigi Anichini, (c. 1500-1510, died after 1559). MichelangeloMichelangeloMichelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni , commonly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art...
pronounced his gem "Interview of Alexander the Great with the high-priest at Jerusalem", "the perfection of the art". His medals of Henry II of FranceHenry II of FranceHenry II was King of France from 31 March 1547 until his death in 1559.-Early years:Henry was born in the royal Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, the son of Francis I and Claude, Duchess of Brittany .His father was captured at the Battle of Pavia in 1525 by his sworn enemy,...
and Pope Paul IIIPope Paul IIIPope Paul III , born Alessandro Farnese, was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1534 to his death in 1549. He came to the papal throne in an era following the sack of Rome in 1527 and rife with uncertainties in the Catholic Church following the Protestant Reformation...
. are greatly valued.