Lucretia
Medal
1508 (dated)
1508 (dated)
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| Place of origin |
This medal is made after Albrecht Duerer in 1508 in Germany. It depicts a female head, Lucretia, facing three-quarters left, slightly inclined to the left.
Although this ideal female head is dated 1508, and is inscribed with Dürer's monogram, it is more likely to date from the early seventeenth century, during the so-called Dürer Renaissance. It is based on a drawing by Dürer dated 1508.
Although this ideal female head is dated 1508, and is inscribed with Dürer's monogram, it is more likely to date from the early seventeenth century, during the so-called Dürer Renaissance. It is based on a drawing by Dürer dated 1508.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Lucretia (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Lucretia, bronze medallion after Albrecht Dürer, Germany, dated 1508 |
| Physical description | Copper 87.9%, tin 7.8%, zinc 0.9%. Lead and nickel also present. The medal depicts a female head, Lucretia, facing three-quarters left, slightly inclined to the left. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Obv.: Dürer's monogram and '1508'
Rev.: none |
| Object history | Bought in 1857 for £15. Although this ideal female head is dated 1508, and is inscribed with Dürer's monogram, it is more likely to date from the early seventeenth century, during the so-called Dürer Renaissance. It is based on a drawing by Dürer dated 1508. |
| Production | Lucretia (formerly described as Agnes Dürer). Although this ideal female head is dated 1508, and is inscribed with Dürer's monogram, it is more likely to date from the early seventeenth century, during the so-called Dürer Renaissance. It is based on a drawing by Dürer dated 1508. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This medal is made after Albrecht Duerer in 1508 in Germany. It depicts a female head, Lucretia, facing three-quarters left, slightly inclined to the left. Although this ideal female head is dated 1508, and is inscribed with Dürer's monogram, it is more likely to date from the early seventeenth century, during the so-called Dürer Renaissance. It is based on a drawing by Dürer dated 1508. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 4574-1857 |
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| Record created | February 24, 2004 |
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