Laura Cretara

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Laura Cretara (born December 28, 1939 in Rome ) is an Italian medalist and sculptor .

Career

Italian 1 euro circulation coin (since 2002)

Laura Tretara is the daughter of Francesco Cretara, a painter and engraver who taught her the basics of artistic work as a child. She received her formal training at a state art school in Rome, the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma and the Scuola dell'Arte della Medaglia - Giuseppe Romagnoli of the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato . Her professors included Renato Guttuso , Pericle Fazzini and Pietro Giampaoli .

In 1961 Laura Cretara was hired as an engraver by the Istituto Poligrafico, which also functions as a state mint . She is not only the institute's first female engraver, but also the first woman to design an Italian coin. Her designs for the face of some Italian euro coins and San Marino and Vatican euro coins achieved great fame . Since 2002, this includes the 1 euro currency coins from Italy with the Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci , the 1 cent and 20 cent Vatican coins issued during the 2005 Sedis vacancy with the coat of arms of the Cardinal Chamberlain and since 2017 the 5 cent coin from San Marino .

In addition to her work as a designer of coins, Laura Cretara has created a number of medals , mostly for state bodies. As a sculptor, she appeared with a work made of silver for the International Year of Peace 1985, which is located in the UN headquarters in New York City . Other sculptures are in Rome and in a church in San Marino.

From 1976 to 2004 Laura Cretara was director of the Scuola dell'Arte della Medaglia - Giuseppe Romagnoli . In 1987 she also took on the role of artistic director of the mint and the associated numismatic museum, the Museo della Zecca di Roma . During her tenure, she contributed to the installation of several works of art in the public space of the city of Rome, such as a copy of the equestrian statue of Mark Aurel , which has stood on Capitol Square since 1997 . Since 2006 Cretara has been a member of the permanent technical-artistic commission of the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance .

Works (selection)

Numismatic work

  • 1000 lire silver coin for the centenary of Rome as the capital of Italy (value side, 1970);
  • Circulation coin of 500 lire made of bronze and copper-nickel with the Quirinal Palace on the reverse (1982–2001);
  • 500 lire silver coin commemorating the 2000th anniversary of Virgil's death (1981);
  • Commemorative coins from San Marino to 500 lire and 1000 lire to the XXIII. Olympic Games (1984);
  • 500 lire commemorative coin for the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union (1985);
  • 500 lire commemorative coin for the 600th birthday of Donatello (1986);
  • San Marino silver coins of 500 lire and 1000 lire on the occasion of the Universiade in Yugoslavia (1987);
  • 500 lire silver coin commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Constitution of the Italian Republic (1988);
  • Circulation coin of 50 lire made of copper-nickel (1996–2001);
  • Human silver coins at 2000 lire, solidarity at 5000 lire and peace at 10,000 lire on the occasion of the turn of the millennium (1998 to 2000);
  • Face of the Italian euro 1 euro coin with the Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci (since 2002);
  • Silver coin worth 10 euros for the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union (2003).

Sculptures

Exhibitions

  • Laura Cretara. L'arte di fare monete . Exhibition at the Museo delle arti di Nocciano in Nocciano , October 2003;
  • Percorsi d'artista. Le mani, la mente, il cuore. XII mostra della medaglia e placchetta d'arte . Museo Nazionale d'Arte Orientale , Rome, March 15 to May 18, 2008 (solo exhibition on the occasion of the 50th professional anniversary). Catalog: Silvana Balbi de Caro, Gabriella Angeli Bufalini et al .: Percorso d'artista: le mani, la mente, il cuore . Editalia, Rome 2008, ISBN 978-88-7060-490-0 .

Awards

Publications (selection)

  • Roberto Martucci, with the assistance of Laura Cretara: L'incisore di monete. Mestiere d'arte. Il Saggiatore, Milan 2000, ISBN 88-428-0941-1 ;
  • Laura Cretara: La medaglia tra passato e presente: riflessioni . In: Bollettino di numismatica 2004, Supplemento 39, pp. 14-17, ISSN  0391-9854 , Online , PDF 31 MB;
  • Silvana Balbi de Caro, Laura Cretara and Rosa Maria Villani (eds.): Ars metallica. Monete e medaglie. Arte tecnica e storie . Editalia, Rome 2007, ISBN 978-88-7060-486-3 .

Web links

Commons : Laura Cretara  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Laura Cretara (Biographical details). sculptor / medalist; Italian; Female; 1939; born. British Museum, accessed March 18, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b c Ministero per i beni e le attività culturali (ed.): 50 Anni di Attività. Mostra. Percorsi d'artista. Le mani, la mente, il cuore. XII mostra della medaglia e placchetta d'arte. March 15 - May 18, 2008. Laura Cretara , website of the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato , accessed on December 5, 2018.
  3. ↑ Romina Mattoni: Laura Cretara: Art in a Coin , Picchiani & Barlacchi website, September 3, 2015, accessed December 5, 2018.
  4. ↑ Laura Cretara , site Maestro d'arte e Mestieri , accessed on 5 December 2018th
personal data
SURNAME Cretara, Laura
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian medalist and sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH December 28, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Rome