An edition of The Dassiers of Geneva: Eighteenth-Century European Medallists Volume I: Jean Dassier, Medal Engraver (2002)
The Dassiers of Geneva: Eighteenth-Century European Medallists
Volume I: Jean Dassier, Medal Engraver: Geneva, Paris and London, 1700-1733; Volume II: Dassier and Sons: An Artistic Enterprise in Geneva, Switzerland and Europe, 1733-1759
By William Eisler
Publish Date
2002-2005
Publisher
Musée d'art et d'histoire, Geneva; Cabinet des médailles du canton de Vaud,Musee Monetaire Cantonal,Musee Monetaire Cantonal de Vaud
Language
eng
Pages
304
Description:
Volume I traces the career of Jean Dassier (1676-1763) from his early years as an extraordinarily gifted artisan to his emergence in the 1730s as an artist of international fame. Volume II treats the period of the workshop's greatest fame, commencing with the return of Jean from England and terminating with the death of his son and principal heir, Jacques-Antoine (1715-1759). It recounts how the family created a new type of medal, more personal, international and dynamic than those of the Age of Absolutism. These objects reflect their creators' knowledge of painting, sculpture and engraving of the Age of the Enlightenment.
subjects: Catalogues raisonnés, Medalists, History, Catalogs, Numismatics