Anton Pichler

Anton Pichler ( born April 12, 1697 in Brixen, † September 14, 1779 in Rome ) was a German - Italian gem engraver.

Pichler formed in Naples and lived from 1743 to Rome, where he also died. From its gems are the most outstanding: Antigone and Ismene before the temple of the Furies, the father 's return to Thebes ratend (a large onyx ), and Priam at the feet of Achilles (, at its own invention); a large bust of Homer; the head of Julius Caesar; Meleager, after the statue in the Vatican; The Bacchanal of Michelangelo, called the signet ring.

His sons Giovanni and Luigi were also significant gem cutter.