The ''Portrait of the Gem-cutter Dionysio Miseroni and his Family'' ( cs, Podobizna řezače drahokamů Dionysia Miseroniho a jeho rodiny) is a 1653 group portrait by
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Karel Škréta of a lapidary craftsman and his family. This representative example of the
Bohemian Baroque style is currently deposited in the
Schwarzenberg Palace, a part of collection of the
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The
Miseroni family, of
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origin, was a well known producer of precious gems and metalwork in
Bohemia. The painting shows its most famous member
Dionysio Miseroni (1607–1661) at the height of his fame wearing his gold medal that he received from
Emperor Ferdinand III. He is surrounded by members of his family, who all helped in the workshop – it is visible in the background on the right, with big wheels used for propel saws and machines which grind precious stones. His second son Ferdinand Eusebius is reaching towards a cabinet holding
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vases, many of which have been identified. The central vase is considered to be the "Rock crystal pyramid" (german: Bergkristall-Pyramide) in the collection of the
Kunsthistorisches Museum in
Vienna
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Behind the curtain on the right, the uncertain form of a vase is sometimes considered to be the large
emerald vessel that Miseroni produced in 1641 and today in the collection of the
Imperial Treasury in Vienna.
Miseroni inherited the workshop from his father Ottavio (1588–1624), who had been Treasurer before him at the
Prague court. His first-born son Jan Octavius (with a beard and leaning towards his father) inherited the workshop in turn from him.
Ferdinand Eusebius Miseroni
in ''Teutsche Akademie''
References
External links
Das Bildnis des Edelsteinschneiders Dionysio Miseroni mit Familie
– an entry on the website Sandrart.net
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1653 paintings
Baroque paintings
Czech paintings
Paintings of children
Paintings in the National Gallery Prague
Hardstone carving