Pietro Giampaoli

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Pietro Giampaoli (born February 13, 1898 in Urbignacco di Buja , † February 27, 1998 in Rome ) was an Italian medalist and engraver .

Life

He comes from the province of Udine , Italy and was born there in Urbignacco di Buja on February 13, 1898. During the First World War he was taken prisoner of war in Hungary as a soldier. He learned the basics of engraving from a fellow Russian prisoner. After returning to Italy, he received his artistic training from 1920 at the Scuola di Brera in Milan, today Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera at university level. He studied engraving and sculpture with a focus on medal art . Pietro Giampaoli died in Rome on February 27, 1998 soon after his 100th birthday.

Act

Giampaoli became chief engraver of the Italian State Mint in Rome in 1936. After the Second World War , together with the designer Giuseppe Romagnoli, he created the first post-war coins in Italy. He later worked with Guido Veroi .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Pietro Giampaoli at Moruzzi Numismatica ( Memento of the original from February 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Italian, accessed February 5, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.moruzzi.it
  2. ↑ http://www.accademiadibrera.milano.it/
  3. ↑ Vittorio Masutti (ed.): Pietro Giampaoli Medaglista - Catalogo della mostra organizzata dal Comune di Buja dal 17 al Maggio 15 giugno 1986. Comune di Buja, Udine 1986th
personal data
SURNAME Giampaoli, Pietro
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian medalist and engraver
DATE OF BIRTH February 13, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH Urbignacco di Buja , Italy
DATE OF DEATH February 27, 1998
Place of death Rome , Italy