Laura Cretara
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Laura Cretara (Rome, December 28, 1939) is an Italian medallist and engraver.
Biography
Following her father's footsteps (Francesco was a painter and engraver, member of the Communist Party of Italy), she had her first artistic training at home.[1] She completed her education attending the Artistic High School, then the Academy of Beautiful Arts of Rome. Later, she attended the "Scuola dell'Arte della Medaglia della Zecca di Stato" (School of Art of Medal of the Mint of State) where she had teachers like Guttuso, Fazzini, Giampaoli and Balardi.
In 1961 she was employed as engraver at the Mint of Rome and in 1970 she drew the reverse of the silver coin of 1000 lire struck for the 100th anniversary of Rome as Capital. She's been the first woman in Italy to sign a coin.
She designed the 100 lire coined since 1993, as well as the national face of the one euro coin with the Vitruvian man by Leonardo.
She also designed great part of the Italian bimetallic coins of 500 lire.
Notes
- ^ Balbi De Caro, Silvana; Angeli Bufalini, Gabriella (2008). Percorso d'artista: le mani, la mente, il cuore (in Italian). Roma: Editalia, Gruppo istituto poligrafico e zecca dello Stato. ISBN 9788870604900. OCLC 955269155.
References
Laura Cretara: l'arte di fare monete (in Italian). OS.l.!: Museo delle arti, Castello di Nocciano. 2003. OCLC 955539162.
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