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Nice War Memorial 1914-18 Commemorative Medal
Lavrillier, André Henri, born 1885 - died 1958 - Enlarge image
Nice War Memorial 1914-18 Commemorative Medal
- Object:
Medal
- Place of origin:
France (made)
- Date:
ca. 1928 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Lavrillier, André Henri, born 1885 - died 1958 (maker)
Janniot, Alfred-Auguste, born 1889 - died 1969 (after, artist) - Materials and Techniques:
Bronze
- Credit Line:
Given by Mrs John Hull Grundy
- Museum number:
A.15-1978
- Gallery location:
In Storage
This medal was made to commemorate the Nice War Memorial. André Lavriller (1885-1958), the medallist, was working from a design provided by Alfred-Auguste Janniot (1889-1969), the sculptor of the reliefs on the memorial.
Janniot's sculptural programme included a relief of the Rape of Europa, depicted on the right of the medal reverse, a classical subject rendered in a contemporary style and set in architecture based on a classical mausoleum. Janniot's strong reliefs exhibit the bold, geometric lines of the art déco style.
In the years immediately following the First World War war memorials were designed and constructed throughout Europe. Some were erected on the battlefields themselves, others, as here, were situated in the home towns and cities of those of died, commemorating the sacrifice of the ordinary soldier.
