Dionysio Miseroni von Lison (1607,

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– 1661,

) was

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, and glass cutter from Vogrmia. He was a member of very famous Miseroni family who were important jewelers and gemcutters from

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: the archive information for the Milanese Miseroni family dates back to the 15th century, when there is traces, in 1453, of Giovanni Francesco or Francesco, son of Gasparo, mentioned in 1460 as a member of the goldsmiths' guild, of which he was appointed ''consul'' in 1468 and 1475, and ''abbas'' in 1480 and again in 1488.

Biography

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He was the son of the

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from

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near

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, 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

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. He moved to Vienna after Ferdinand III died, but returned 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.Dionysio Miseroni
biography in the Web Gallery of Art

Works

* Salt or balm container, cut emerald in poids of 2860 carats, mounted in gold,

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* Rock crystal vase in a form of pyramide,

* Baptismal set of

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* Pair of vases with flowers, agate, jasper and topas,

* Bowl with a triton figurine, cut jasper, white enamel, gold;

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* Cameos

References

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) {{DEFAULTSORT:Miseroni, Dionysio 1607 births 1661 deaths People from Bohemia Artists from Prague Businesspeople from Prague Jewellers