Attilio Codognato
Attilio Codognato (1937 – November 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
His great-grandfather Simeone Codognato established the jewelry shop Casa Codognato in 1866, near Piazza San Marco in Venice.[1] 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.[1] In 1928, he was succeeded by his son Mario Codognato.[2]
Codognato's father died when he was 11 years old. When he was 21, he met the jeweler Enzo Salvati, who became his mentor.
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.[1]
Codognato was an avid art collector. His collection included works by Andy Warhol, Lucio Fontana, Cy Twombly, Robert Rauschenberg, and Bruce Nauman.[3][4] Codognato founded Galleria del Leone in Venice in 1962.[1] The gallery closed in 1972, and he began publishing prints in 1973.[5] In 1977, Codognato and art dealer Doug Christmas put together a Warhol exhibition at Il Prisione in Venice.[4]
In 2016, an exhibition of Casa Codognato jewelry was mounted at the Serge Sorokko Gallery in San Francisco to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the business.[6]
Casa Codognato died at the age of 86 following a period of ill health in November 2023.[3] He is survived by his son, Mario Codognato, and his daughter, Cristina Codognato, who is known as "Kika."[3]
Reference
- ^ a b c d "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 c 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) - ^ 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.
- ^ Sweeney, Katie (2016-12-08). "Casa Codognato Exhibit Sorokko Gallery". Haute Living. Retrieved 2024-07-01.