Gian Giacomo Caraglio

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Jacopo Caraglio (* 1500 in Parma or Verona; † 1570 in Parma ) was an Italian artist, engraver , architect and medalist of Mannerism .

Mercury and Herse (from the series "Götterlieben")

Caraglio is considered to be the successor of the copper engraver Marcantonio Raimondi , who was an important copyist of numerous works by Raphael and whose pupil he was probably. He stabbed series after Rosso Fiorentino ("Hercules deeds", "Gods") and Perino del Vaga ("Gods love"). His engravings, often of pornographic content, appear less vivid than the Raimondis and emphasize the decoratively moving line. His style was further developed in the art of engraving by the School of Fontainebleau and in Mantua . From 1539 Caraglio was in Krakow medal for the Polish King Sigismund I .

Works (selection)

  • Merkus and Herse
  • Venus and Mars surprised by volcano , 1550

Web links

Commons : Gian Giacomo Caraglio  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ L. Forrer: Biographical Dictionary of Medallists . Caraglio, Giovan Jacopo. Volume I. Spink & Son Ltd, London 1904, pp. 350 .
  2. ^ L. Forrer: Biographical Dictionary of Medallists . Caraglio, Giovan Jacopo. Volume VII. Spink & Son Ltd, London 1923, pp. 152 .
  3. ↑ Lykke Aresin , Helga Hörz , Hannes Hüttner , Hans Szewczyk (eds.): Lexikon der Humansexuologie. Verlag Volk und Gesundheit, Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-333-00410-0 , p. XII f.
personal data
SURNAME Caraglio, Gian Giacomo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Caraglio, Giovanni
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian engraver, architect and mannerist medalist
DATE OF BIRTH around 1500
PLACE OF BIRTH unsure: Parma or Verona
DATE OF DEATH 1570
Place of death Parma