The Anichini family were
Italian Renaissance sculptors, leading carvers of
engraved gems for seals and medals in
Renaissance Italy.
Francesco Anichini (–1526) had four sons who followed him in the art. He was the leading gem-cutter in
Venice
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, taking commissions from
Isabella d'Este and others.
His sons were:
*Alvise Anichini (dates uncertain)
*Andrea Anichini (–1553)
*Callisto Anichini ( 1527–), a jewelry-maker,
*Luigi Anichini ( 1500 1510, after 1559)
Michelangelo
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (; 6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), known as Michelangelo (), was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. Born in the Republic of Florence, his work was insp ...
pronounced his ''Interview of
Alexander the Great with the high-priest at Jerusalem'' "the perfection of the art". His medals of
Henry II of France and
Pope Paul III
Pope Paul III ( la, Paulus III; it, Paolo III; 29 February 1468 – 10 November 1549), born Alessandro Farnese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 October 1534 to his death in November 1549.
He came to ...
are greatly valued.
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15th-century Italian sculptors
16th-century Italian sculptors
Italian medallists
Engraved gem artists
Italian Renaissance sculptors
16th-century medallists
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