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Georg Olinger of Nuremberg

Medal
1556 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This medal depicts Georg Olinger of Nuremberg and is made by Joachim Deschler (active 1532; d. about 1571) in Vienna and is signed and dated 1556.
Joachim Deschler ((active 1532; d. ca. 1571), was a German sculptor, architect 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.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleGeorg Olinger of Nuremberg (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Silver
Brief description
Medal, silver, Georg Olinger of Nurember, by Joachim Deschler, Germany, dated, 1556
Physical description
Obverse: bust of Olinger nearly full-face. Inscription.
Reverse: shield of arms surmounted by a helmet.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 5.6cm
  • Weight: 42.1g
Marks and inscriptions
  • '*GEORGIVS . OLINGER. AETATIS SVAE . 69*ANNO . 1556' (Latin; Obverse)
  • (Signature; Under the bust)
Credit line
Salting Bequest
Object history
Provenance: Salting Bequest. George Salting (b. 1836; d. 1909), an Australian who settled in England, bequeathed a large collection of works decorative art to the Museum in 1909.
Subjects depicted
Summary
This medal depicts Georg Olinger of Nuremberg and is made by Joachim Deschler (active 1532; d. about 1571) in Vienna and is signed and dated 1556.
Joachim Deschler ((active 1532; d. ca. 1571), was a German sculptor, architect 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.
Bibliographic references
  • Trusted, Marjorie. German Renaissance Medals. Victoria & Albert Museum, 1990. 128p., ill. ISBN 1851770135.
  • Habich, catalog, I, II, no. 1632, pl. CLXXV, 8
  • 'Salting Bequest (A. 70 to A. 1029-1910) / Murray Bequest (A. 1030 to A. 1096-1910)'. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum (Department of Architecture and Sculpture). London: Printed under the Authority of his Majesty's Stationery Office, by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited, East Harding Street, EC, p. 60
Collection
Accession number
A.390-1910

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Record createdFebruary 24, 2004
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