Dionysio Miseroni
Dionysio Miseroni von Lison (1607, Prague – 1661, Prague[1]) was a Bohemian jeweler, gemcutter, and glass cutter.
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Biography
Emerald Unguentarium, commissioned by Emperor Ferdinand II and produced in Prague in 1641; part of Austrian Crown Jewels
He was the son of the stonecutter Ottavio Miseroni from Lison near Milano, who settled in Prague and founded a gemstone mill in Prague - Bubeneč. He succeeded his father and became a gemcutter and Imperial Treasure Warden in the Prague Castle. He moved to Vienna after Ferdinand III died, but returned back to Prague. He was buried in the church of Saint Mary Magdalena in Prague-Malá Strana. He was succeeded in his workshop by his son Ferdinand Eusebius Miseroni.[2]
Works
- Salt or balm container, cut emerald in poids of 2860 carats, monunted in gold, Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna
- Rock crystal vase in a form of pyramide, Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna
- Baptismal set of lapis lazuli, Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna
- Pair of vases with flowers, agate, jasper and topas, Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna
- Bowl with a triton figurine, cut jasper, white enamel, gold; Walters Art Museum Baltimore
- Cameos
References
- Stanislav Urban, Řezáči drahých kamenů. UPM Praha 1976, s. 90–95.
- Dionysio Miseroni biography in the Web Gallery of Art
Literature
- Heinrich Klapsia, Dionysio Miseroni, Jahrbuch des Kaiserhauses SAK, N.F. XIII., 1944, p. 301–358.
- Rudolf Distelberger, Manfred-Leithe-Jaspers: The Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, the imperial and ecclesiastic Treasury. Vienna 1997, p. 7.
- Stanislav Urban, Řezáči drahých kamenů (Gemcutters). Museum of applied arts in Prague 1976, s. 90–95 (in Czech)
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