Valerio Belli
Valerio Belli ( Parmigianino , around 1520–1525)
Valerio Belli (* around 1468 in Vicenza ; † 1546 ibid), also called Valerio Vicentino, was an Italian gem cutter and medalist . He was the first deserved representative of the Italian Gemmoglyptik. He created numerous rock crystal stone cuts, for example his Cassetta Medici in the Museo degli Argenti (Florence, Palazzo Pitti) is famous. Giorgio Vasari dedicates a detailed biography to him in the Vite.
literature
- Franco Barbieri: Belli, Valerio, detto Valerio Vicentino. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 7: Bartolucci – Bellotto. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1965.
- Giorgio Vasari : The lives of the excellent gem cutters, glass and miniature painters Valerio Belli, Guillaume de Marcillat and Giulio Clovio . Ed., Commented and introduced by Anja Zeller. Verlag Klaus Wagenbach, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-8031-5030-2 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Belli, Valerio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Valerio Vicentino |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian gem cutter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1468 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vicenza |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1546 |
| Place of death | Vicenza |