Portrait of the gem-cutter Dionysio Miseroni and his family
 The Family of Precious Stone Cutter Dionysius Miseroni | |
| Artist | Karel Skreta |
|---|---|
| Year | 1653 |
| Material | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 185 cm × 251 cm (73 in × 99 in) |
| Location | National Gallery in Prague, Prague |
| Accession | O 560 |
| Website |
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Portrait of the gem-cutter Dionysio Miseroni and his family is a 1653 group portrait by Karel Skreta of an artist's family today in the Schwarzenberg palace, which is part of the collection of the National Gallery in Prague.[1]
The Miseroni family was a well known producer of precious gems and metalworks, and the paintings shows its most famous member Dionysio Miseroni 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, which is also visible on the right. His second son Johan is reaching towards a cabinet holding crystal vases, many of which have been identified. The central tall one is considered to be the "Bergkristall-Pyramide" in the collection of the Kunsthistorisch Museum in Vienna.[2][3]
Miseroni inherited the workshop from his father Ottavio (1588-1624), who had been treasure master before him at the Prague court.[4] His son Ferdinand Eusebius (with beard leaning towards him) inherited the workshop in turn from him.[5] The large wheels were needed for grinding gemstones, and behind the curtain on the right, the uncertain form of a vase can be seen that is probably meant to be the large emerald vessel that Miseroni produced in 1641 and today in the collection of the Imperial Treasury in Vienna, Austria.
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References
- ↑ Museum website
- ↑ Bergkristall-Pyramide
- ↑ Dionysio Miseroni in the Teutsche Akademie
- ↑ Ottavio Miseroni in the Teutsche Akademie
- ↑ Ferdinand Eusebius Miseroni in Teutsche Akademie
- painting record in Teutsche Akademie