Attilio Codognato
Attilio Codognato (January 5, 1938 – November 13, 2023) was an Italian Jeweler. His family has operated the jewelry shop Casa Codognato in Venice for more than a century. Codognato ran the business from 1958 until his death in 2023. For several years he operated an art gallery, the Galleria del Leone, in Venice.
Life and career
[edit]Attilio Codognato was born in Milan on January 5, 1938, son of Mario Codognato.[1][2]
His great-grandfather Simeone Codognato established the jewelry shop Casa Codognato in 1866, near Piazza San Marco in Venice.[3] In 1897, his grandfather Attilio Codognato took over the business. He quickly established a reputation for making unique memento mori pieces out of unusual combinations of precious metals and stones, including skulls and snakes.[3] In 1928, he was succeeded by his son Mario Codognato.[4]
Codognato's father died when he was 11 years old. He moved to Venice as a young adult.[2] When he was 21, he met the jeweler Enzo Salvati, who became his mentor.[3]
Codognato began operating the family business, Casa Codognato, in 1958. His clients included the Italian and Russian royal families and celebrities such as Maria Callas, Coco Chanel, and Elizabeth Taylor, which established Codognato as a symbol of ultra-exclusivity.[3]
Codognato was an avid art collector. His collection included works by Andy Warhol, Lucio Fontana, Cy Twombly, Robert Rauschenberg, and Bruce Nauman.[5][6] Codognato founded Galleria del Leone in Venice in 1962.[3] In 1963, he organized an exhibition of Christo and Jeanne-Claude's work, featuring various objects.[7] The gallery closed in 1972, and he began publishing prints in 1973.[8] In 1977, Codognato and art dealer Doug Christmas put together a Warhol exhibition at Le Prigioni in Venice.[6]
Attilio Codognato died following a period of ill health on November 13, 2023.[5]
Since Attilio’s death in 2023, his son and daughter Mario and Cristina Codognato remain committed to continuing the family’s legacy as the fifth generation and maintaining the extraordinary quality of masterpieces made by Attilio and his family before him. The historic shop in Venice remains the single only authorised point of sale worldwide which includes the United States.[9]
Reference
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- ^ a b c d e "The Fashionable Life: Attilio Codognato". Harper's BAZAAR. 2014-11-21. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
- ^ Scalisi, Lorenza (January 15, 2024). "Masters of Extravagance - VO+ Jewels & Luxury Magazine". www.vo-plus.com. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
- ^ a b Feitelberg, Rosemary (2023-11-13). "Venice Jeweler Attilio Codognato Dies at 86". WWD. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
- ^ a b Warhol, Andy; Hackett, Pat (1989). The Andy Warhol Diaries. The Archive of Contemporary Music. New York: Warner Books. pp. 67, 68. ISBN 978-0-446-51426-2Entry dates: September 12, 1977 and September 16, 1977
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Post, The Jakarta. "Venice's jeweler to the stars is also its best-kept secret - Lifestyle". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
- ^ Weitman, Wendy; N.Y.), Museum of Modern Art (New York (1999). Pop Impressions Europe/USA: Prints and Multiples from the Museum of Modern Art. The Museum of Modern Art. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-87070-077-4.
- ^ Shollenbarger, Maria (2024-04-05). "Fresh heir at the house of Codognato". Financial Times. Retrieved 2024-09-22.