Dionysio Miseroni von Lison (1607,

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

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Biography

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He was the son of the

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Ottavio Miseroni from Lissone 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 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.Dionysio Miseroni
biography in the Web Gallery of Art

Works

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

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* Rock crystal vase in a form of pyramide, Kunsthistorisches Museum

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* Baptismal set of

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, Kunsthistorisches Museum

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

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

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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 Artists from Prague Businesspeople from Prague Italian jewellers