The Work of the Barbarians
Medal
1916 (made)
1916 (made)
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This medal by Marcelle Lancelot-Croce was made in 1916 and issued by the French Mint at a time when feelings were running high. In it the artist summons up the desolation wrought by war. On one side we see a wife who has lost her husband cradling a baby that has lost its father. Behind her stretches a devastated landscape scattered with more crosses. On the other side a wreath encircles the place where a lost loved one's name was to be engraved.
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| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | L'Oeuvre des Barbares (The Work of the Barbarians), struck bronze, by Marcelle Renée Lancelot-Cronce, French, 20th century, French, 1916 |
| Physical description | Bronze medal: L'Oeuvre des Barbares (The Work of the Barbarians) by Marcelle Renée Lancelot-Croce. Obverse: A woman carrying a baby wrapped in her cloak stands in a desolate battlefield. In the foreground stands a small , makeshift cross and wreath, with a French soldier's 'képi' (cap) hanging from the cross. There are trees and buildings on the distant horizon. Reverse: Foliage and laurel branch tied at bottom and the monogram RML (with the 'R' reversed) between the branches. |
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| Credit line | Given by Col. R. H. Whitwell |
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| Summary | This medal by Marcelle Lancelot-Croce was made in 1916 and issued by the French Mint at a time when feelings were running high. In it the artist summons up the desolation wrought by war. On one side we see a wife who has lost her husband cradling a baby that has lost its father. Behind her stretches a devastated landscape scattered with more crosses. On the other side a wreath encircles the place where a lost loved one's name was to be engraved. |
| Bibliographic reference | Cullen, Lucy, Fisher, Wendy and Jopek, Norbert, 'One by One': European Commemorative Medals for the Great War 1914-1918, London : Victoria & Albert Museum, 1998
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| Accession number | A.105-1920 |
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| Record created | January 7, 2003 |
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