The Anichini family were Italian Renaissance sculptors, leading carvers of engraved gems for seals and medals in Renaissance Italy.

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Francesco Anichini (fl. 1449–1526) had four sons who followed him in the art. He was the leading gem-cutter in Venice, taking commissions from Isabella d'Este and others.

His sons were:

• Alvise Anichini (dates uncertain)
• Andrea Anichini (fl. 1526–1553)
• Callisto Anichini (a. 1527–c. 1553), a jewelry-maker,
• Luigi Anichini (b. 1500 x 1510, d. after 1559) Michelangelo pronounced his Interview of Alexander the Great with the high-priest at Jerusalem "the perfection of the art". ^[1] His medals of Henry II of France and Pope Paul III are greatly valued. ^[1]

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Bibliography

• Campbell, Gordon (2006), The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts, New York: Oxford University Press, ISBN   0-19-518948-5

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain :  Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911), "Anichini, Luigi", Encyclopædia Britannica , vol. 2 (11th ed.), Cambridge University Press, p. 47

Further reading

• "Luigi Anichini"  , Encyclopædia Britannica , vol. 2 (9th ed.), 1878, p. 47

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