. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Fig. 27.âVenice, Provision.'\l Government, 5 lire, 1848 '^ (Div. of Numismatics photo) tian Republic (1848-1849) display a more subtle sense of decorative arrangement in addition to a delicate plasticity of relief. The old symbol of Venice, the Lion of St. Mark,''* used in a new style, dominates the field of the obverse, while a slightly oval wreath adds grace to the reverse of the coin. Another engraver, Luigi Pichler''= (1773-1854) was better known as a gem engraver and as a painter. His talents as a cutter of precious stones gave him reno
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Fig. 27.âVenice, Provision.'\l Government, 5 lire, 1848 '^ (Div. of Numismatics photo) tian Republic (1848-1849) display a more subtle sense of decorative arrangement in addition to a delicate plasticity of relief. The old symbol of Venice, the Lion of St. Mark,''* used in a new style, dominates the field of the obverse, while a slightly oval wreath adds grace to the reverse of the coin. Another engraver, Luigi Pichler''= (1773-1854) was better known as a gem engraver and as a painter. His talents as a cutter of precious stones gave him renown as a master of this art and his work was highly appreciated at the Austrian court. Elected an hon- orary memljer of the Viennese Academy of Fine Arts, he was later invited by Count Metternich to teach engraving at the institution. He spent several years in Vienna where in 1821 he was given the opportunity to make a portrait of Emperor Francis I. Inspiration from classic antiquity often guided him in the choice of suijjects for his mnnerous gems. He was also well known for a large number of fine portrait medals, but as a coin engraver he produced very few dies. The francescone of Leopold H (fig. 28) presents a well-|3roportioned coin design with an impressive portrait. The clean line and the extreme delicacy of execution, characteristic of a gem en- gra\er who is accustomed to minuteness of detail, results in an excellent portrait of the Grand Duke, the fragility of which contrasts obviously with the robust- ness of previous portraits of the .same ruler by Cinganelli and especially Fig. 28.âTuscany, Leopold IL francescone, 1841 '* (Div. of Numismatics photo) More devoted to coin engraving than Pichler was Giuseppe Niderost ^^ (1804-1856), dcscendent of an old family of engravers from Brunnen, Switzerland. He came to Italy to learn die engraving and within a short while was working at the mint in Pisa and later at the one in Florence, where he became chief engraver
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