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Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

Medal
ca. 1513 (made)
Artist/Maker
Daucher, Hans (maker)
Place of origin
Germany (made)

This is a lead medal made by Hans Daucher in Germany in about 1513. The medal represents a full-length portrait of Emperor Maximilian on horseback. The date of this medal means that this is one of the earliest German medals. It was cast from a stone model, and resembles works such as Daucher's relief of Charles V greeting his brother Ferdinand on horseback.
Hans Daucher (ca. 1485-ca. 1538) was a sculptor and son of Adolf Daucher. He was the finest sculptor in Augsburg during the 1520s


Object details

Categories
Access_to_Images 2003
Coins & Medals
Portraits
Royalty
Object type
Medal
TitleMaximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Lead
Lead
Brief description
Medal, lead, bust of Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, by Hans Daucher, Germany, ca. 1513
Physical description
Obverse only medal: a horseman mounted, in demi-armour.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 6.8cm
  • Weight: 89.6g
Object history
Provenance: Tross. 140 medals and reliefs were purchased from M. Henri Tross of Paris for £500 by J.C. Robinson for the Museum in 1867.
Subjects depicted
Horse
Emperor
Armour
Saint George's Crosses
Escutcheon (Coat of Arms)
Maximilian I (Duke of Austria, Holy Roman Emperor)
Summary
This is a lead medal made by Hans Daucher in Germany in about 1513. The medal represents a full-length portrait of Emperor Maximilian on horseback. The date of this medal means that this is one of the earliest German medals. It was cast from a stone model, and resembles works such as Daucher's relief of Charles V greeting his brother Ferdinand on horseback.
Hans Daucher (ca. 1485-ca. 1538) was a sculptor and son of Adolf Daucher. He was the finest sculptor in Augsburg during the 1520s
Bibliographic references
  • Trusted, Marjorie. German Renaissance Medals: a Catalogue of the Collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1990, p. 24
  • Eser, Thomas. Hans Daucher: Augsburger Kleinplastik der Renaissance. Berlin, 1996, p. 341
  • Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1867. 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. 15
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
78-1867

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Record createdFebruary 24, 2004
Record URL
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