Alessandro Cesati
Alessandro Cesati called Greco († around 1570 near Parma ), also Alessandro Cesari , was an Italian gem cutter and medalist .
He came from a Milanese family and worked mainly in Rome around and after 1550 . His works include the head of the French King Henry II on a carnelian , a foam coin on Pope Paul III. , which Michelangelo said the art reached its peak here, a medal on Julius III. , known to the Farnese family and the Cameo of Phokion . According to Ennio Quirino Visconti , most of the stones named M. Lollius Alexander come from him.
Web links
Commons : Alessandro Cesati - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Alessandro Cesati . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 3, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 907.
Individual evidence
- ^ L. Forrer: Biographical Dictionary of Medallists . Cesati, Alessandro, surnamed Il Grechetto. tape I . Spink & Son Ltd, London 1904, p. 389 ff . (English).
- ^ L. Forrer: Biographical Dictionary of Medallists . Cesati, Alessandro. tape VII . Spink & Son Ltd, London 1923, p. 173 f . (English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cesati, Alessandro |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Alessandro Cesari; Alessandro Greco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian gem cutter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century or 16th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1570 |
| Place of death | at Parma |