Giuseppe Girometti
Giuseppe Girometti (born October 7, 1780 in Rome ; † November 17, 1851 there ) was an Italian gem cutter , die cutter , sculptor and medalist .
Life
Giuseppe Girometti devoted himself first to sculpture, then to the gemstones ( gems ) cut from pietra dura (stone mosaic ). In the production of these stones, also known as intaglio , he was one of the leading artists in Europe.
Some of his best works include:
- two large cameos with the head of the genius in the grave monument of Pope Clement XIII. and the head of Antonio Canovas Perseus
- an intaglio by Antonio Canovas Terpsichore and Magdalena
- an intaglio of Pietro Teneranis Psyche and a portrait of the client, Count Sommariva
- Hebe, handing Zeus nectar (without template)
- the head of Phokion (after an ancient time).
In Pietra dura he also portrayed the Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte , the Tsar Alexander II of Russia, George Washington a . a. For the private cabinet of the Grand Duke of Toscana he cut two large cameos depicting Jupiter slaying the giants and Perseus with Andromeda .
Ten gems in the Vatican library are even more important: Medusa , Jupiter, Hercules , Paris, Minerva , Antinous, Arethusa, a Bacchante, Jupiter against the Titans and Phoebus Apollo.
Girometti also made a name for himself in the die cut and worked on the papal mint for the Popes Pius VII , Leo XII. Pius VIII and Gregory XVI. Among his best works are his commemorative medals on Cardinal Ercole Consalvi and on Canova, as well as the coin of honor on the poet Giovanni Battista Niccolini .
Pius VII had him medalize the Piazza del Popolo with its surroundings and the recovery of the dead San Francesco, Leo XII. commissioned him, among other things, with a work to open the jubilee year . He medalized its cathedral for the city of Orvieto .
His son Pietro Girometti (1811-1859) was also a medalist. Father and son worked on numerous joint projects, so that due to the similar engraving style of both artists it is difficult to clearly assign them to some works.
literature
- Giuseppe Girometti . In: Ulrich Thieme , Fred. C. Willis (Ed.): General lexicon of visual artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 14 : Giddens-Gress . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1921, p. 189 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Individual evidence
- ^ L. Forrer: Girometti, Giuseppe . In: Biographical Dictionary of Medallists . Volume II: E-H . Spink & Son, London 1904, p. 273 f . (English, Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- ^ L. Forrer: Girometti, Giuseppe . In: Biographical Dictionary of Medallists . Volume VII: A-L . Spink & Son, London 1923, p. 367 f . (English, n375 - Internet Archive ).
- ^ L. Forrer: Girometti, Pietro . In: Biographical Dictionary of Medallists . Volume II: E-H . Spink & Son, London 1904, p. 274 (English, 274 - Internet Archive ).
- ↑ Invaluable.com auction catalog (English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Girometti, Giuseppe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Gemstone cutter and medalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 7, 1780 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 17, 1851 |
| Place of death | Rome |