Luciana De Simoni
Luciana De Simoni (born March 24, 1957 in Frascati , Province of Udine ) is an Italian medalist .
Career
Luciana De Simoni trained as a goldsmith at a state art school in Marino , Lazio region . In the following years she was able to deepen the knowledge of driving , lost wax casting and jewelry design acquired in a goldsmith's workshop. In 1978 she began studying at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma and was designed by Pericle Fazzini in sculpting taught. With Emilio Greco she learned the basics of copperplate engraving and medal cutting . She also attended courses at the Scuola dell'Arte della Medaglia - Giuseppe Romagnoli of the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato .
In 1982 De Simoni won a competition organized by the Istituto Poligrafico. In the following years she designed for the institute, which both government printing as well as mint acts, stamps and other philatelic products. As a medalist and engraver, she has been involved in the design and manufacture of medals and coins since 1987. In addition to the Italian euro coin at 2 cents, De Simoni designed the Mole Antonelliana , a series of 2 euro commemorative coins and collector coins for Italy, San Marino and the Vatican . She teaches goldsmithing at a state art school. De Simoni lives and works in Rome .
Works (selection)
- Face of the 500 lire silver coin commemorating the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America (1991);
- 1000 lire silver coin from the Flora e fauna da salvare series (1993);
- 1000 lire silver coin for the XXVI Olympic Games in Atlanta (1996);
- Commemorative coin worth 500 lire on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the founding of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (reverse, 1998);
- 1000 Lire commemorative silver coin commemorating the 400th anniversary of Giordano Bruno's death (2000);
- 50,000 lire commemorative gold coin commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Palace of Caserta (2001);
- Face of the Italian euro coin at 2 cents (since 2002);
- 2 euro commemorative coin of the Vatican on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Vatican City State (2004, engraving after a design by Guido Veroi );
- Face of the 2 cents and 50 cents euro currency coins of the Vatican City with the coat of arms of Camerlengo Eduardo Martínez Somalo (2005, engraving after a design by Daniela Longo).
- 2 euro commemorative coin "200 years of Carabinieri" (2014);
- 2 euro commemorative coin San Marino for the 750th birthday of Giotto di Bondone (2017);
- Face of the Euro currency coin of the Vatican City at 5 cents with the coat of arms of Pope Francis (since 2017);
- Face of the Euro 1 euro currency coin from San Marino with the Cesta defense tower above the city of San Marino (since 2017).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Luciana De Simoni , website of the artists' association Officine Incisorie , accessed on December 4, 2018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | De Simoni, Luciana |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian medalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frascati , Province of Udine |