Pope Leo XIII
Medal
1901 (made)
1901 (made)
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This medal was made by Rudolf Marschall and depicts the bust of Pope Leo XIII.
Marschall (1873-1967) was an Austrian medallist and sculptor. Born in Vienna, he studied at the School of Engraving under Stefan Schwartz, Schulmeister and Zapf and
later studied medallic art under Tautenahyn. He became the court medalist of the Emperor in 1903. From 1905 he was director of Vienna's medal school. At the ANS expo of
contemporary medallic art in New York in 1910 he exhibited forty-one pieces.
Marschall (1873-1967) was an Austrian medallist and sculptor. Born in Vienna, he studied at the School of Engraving under Stefan Schwartz, Schulmeister and Zapf and
later studied medallic art under Tautenahyn. He became the court medalist of the Emperor in 1903. From 1905 he was director of Vienna's medal school. At the ANS expo of
contemporary medallic art in New York in 1910 he exhibited forty-one pieces.
Object details
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Title | Pope Leo XIII (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Bronze |
Brief description | Medal, bronze, Pope Leo XIII, by Rudolf Marschall, Austrian, 1901 |
Physical description | Obverse: Profile portrait of Leo XIII looking right. Inscribed. Reverse: A landscape with three trees on a rocky promontory to the left and the silhouette of St Peters, Rome on the horizon. Inscribed. |
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Object history | Given in the name of Baurat Hartwig Fischel by his son Paul J Gordon-Fischel, Chessington, Surrey, in 1983. |
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Summary | This medal was made by Rudolf Marschall and depicts the bust of Pope Leo XIII. Marschall (1873-1967) was an Austrian medallist and sculptor. Born in Vienna, he studied at the School of Engraving under Stefan Schwartz, Schulmeister and Zapf and later studied medallic art under Tautenahyn. He became the court medalist of the Emperor in 1903. From 1905 he was director of Vienna's medal school. At the ANS expo of contemporary medallic art in New York in 1910 he exhibited forty-one pieces. |
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Accession number | A.5-1983 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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