Johann Neudörffer of Nuremberg
Medal
1554 (made)
1554 (made)
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This silver medal depicts the writer / calligrapher and mathematician Johann Neudörfer of Nuremberg (b. 1497; d: 1563).
It was made by Joachim Deschler in 1554, who was a German sculptor and medallist first based in Nuremberg. In 1547 he made a two-year study journey to Venice and Rome, from which he brought back numerous drawings and works of art. From the end of the 1550s Deschler lived in Vienna, where he was court sculptor for Maximilian.
Deschler had an enormous output of medal art: 115 pieces are ascribed to him, and also several stone models.
The depicted Neudörfer was a famous and influential calligrapher in Nuremberg. In 1519 he issued a sample book for writing, which was the first of its kind north of the Alps. With that he established the fundamentals for the German 'Frakturschrift', which remained the predominant printwriting up to the 19th century.
He also collaborated with Albrecht Dürer and was highly respected with his contemporaries.
It was made by Joachim Deschler in 1554, who was a German sculptor and medallist first based in Nuremberg. In 1547 he made a two-year study journey to Venice and Rome, from which he brought back numerous drawings and works of art. From the end of the 1550s Deschler lived in Vienna, where he was court sculptor for Maximilian.
Deschler had an enormous output of medal art: 115 pieces are ascribed to him, and also several stone models.
The depicted Neudörfer was a famous and influential calligrapher in Nuremberg. In 1519 he issued a sample book for writing, which was the first of its kind north of the Alps. With that he established the fundamentals for the German 'Frakturschrift', which remained the predominant printwriting up to the 19th century.
He also collaborated with Albrecht Dürer and was highly respected with his contemporaries.
Object details
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| Title | Johann Neudörffer of Nuremberg (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Silver cast in relief |
| Brief description | Medal, silver, depicting Johann Neudörffer of Nuremberg, by Joachim Deschler, Germany, dated 1554 |
| Physical description | Medal depicts: Obv.: bust to the right, hair long, of Johann Neudörffer. 'IOHANN: NEVDORFFER . ARITHM:AET:SVE . LVII' Rev.: the arms of Neudörffer. 'INDVSTRIAM . ADIVVAT . DEVS' |
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| Object history | Bought in 1903 for £7 17s 3d. |
| Historical context | Johann Neudoerfer was a writer and mathematician of Nuremberg (1497-1563). |
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| Summary | This silver medal depicts the writer / calligrapher and mathematician Johann Neudörfer of Nuremberg (b. 1497; d: 1563). It was made by Joachim Deschler in 1554, who was a German sculptor and medallist first based in Nuremberg. In 1547 he made a two-year study journey to Venice and Rome, from which he brought back numerous drawings and works of art. From the end of the 1550s Deschler lived in Vienna, where he was court sculptor for Maximilian. Deschler had an enormous output of medal art: 115 pieces are ascribed to him, and also several stone models. The depicted Neudörfer was a famous and influential calligrapher in Nuremberg. In 1519 he issued a sample book for writing, which was the first of its kind north of the Alps. With that he established the fundamentals for the German 'Frakturschrift', which remained the predominant printwriting up to the 19th century. He also collaborated with Albrecht Dürer and was highly respected with his contemporaries. |
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| Accession number | 1563-1903 |
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| Record created | February 24, 2004 |
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