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Pope Adrian VI

Medallion
1522 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Netherlands (made)

This Medallion Plaque is made by an unknown artist in the Netherlands in 1522.

It depicts in the centre the bust of Pope Adrian VI. To the right is his shield of arms and on the left that of the town of Utrecht.

Pope Adrian VI (1459-1523) was born Adriaan Florenszoon Boeyens in Utrecht. He was the last Pope of non-Italian origin until John Paul II, 456 years later.


Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Christianity
Portraits
Medallions
Plaques & Plaquettes
Object type
Medallion
TitlePope Adrian VI (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Bronze medallion plaque, with the bust of Pope Adrian VI, Netherlandish, by an unknown artist,dated 1522
Physical description
Bronze medallion plaque, in the centre the bust of Pope Hadrian VI set between his coat of arms and that of the City of Utrecht.
Medal depicts: Obv.: Bust of Pope Adrian VI, set between two shields with the arms of the Pope and of the city of Utrecht, surrounded by inscription: M (eister) ADRIEN VAB GOD GHEKORE£N PAUS VA ROMEN TUTRECHT GEBOREN. Rev.: None
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 85mm
Marks and inscriptions
Obv.: inscribed 'M (eister) ADRIEN VAN GOD GHEKOREN PAUS VA(n) ROMEN TUTRECHT GEBOREN.' (Rev.: none)
Subjects depicted
Coat of Arms
Bust
Pope
Adrian VI (Pope)
Summary
This Medallion Plaque is made by an unknown artist in the Netherlands in 1522.

It depicts in the centre the bust of Pope Adrian VI. To the right is his shield of arms and on the left that of the town of Utrecht.

Pope Adrian VI (1459-1523) was born Adriaan Florenszoon Boeyens in Utrecht. He was the last Pope of non-Italian origin until John Paul II, 456 years later.
Bibliographic references
  • van Kerkwyk, Cp A O:Catalogus der Nederl. Gedenkpenn, INo. 48
  • Hill, G F: The Gustave Dreyfus Collection of Renaissance Medals. 1931, p. 292, No. 629, Pl. CXXXVII
  • Hill, G F (Rev and enlarged) by Pollard, Graham: Renaissance Medals from the Samuel H Kress Collection at the National Gallery of Art. London, Phaidon Press, 1967, p. 120, No. 629
  • Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1857. In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 26.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
4584-1857

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Record createdAugust 26, 2004
Record URL
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