Albrecht Scheurl of Nuremberg
Medal
1527 (made)
1527 (made)
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This silver medal is made by Matthes Gebel in 1527 in Nuremberg, Germany.
It depicts Albrecht Scheurl of Nuremberg (1482-1531), who was a silver assayer and mint warden at Annaberg in Saxony. Duerer was a friend of his, and became a godfather to his eldest son. Scheurl was kidnapped and subsequently murdered by the robber baron Hans Thomas von Absberg.
Gebel who lived in Nuremberg was considered the most important medallist of his time.
Also today he is considered as the most prolific medallist in Nuremberg of the Renaissance period.
Habich ascribes 350 medals to him. They are almost all two-sided and thinly cast in silver, lead or bronze.
He was friend of Albrecht Duerer and struck a famous medal of him in 1527. It shows Duerer with short hair. This medal portrait should become the definite portrait of Duerer in an advanced age for future generations.
It depicts Albrecht Scheurl of Nuremberg (1482-1531), who was a silver assayer and mint warden at Annaberg in Saxony. Duerer was a friend of his, and became a godfather to his eldest son. Scheurl was kidnapped and subsequently murdered by the robber baron Hans Thomas von Absberg.
Gebel who lived in Nuremberg was considered the most important medallist of his time.
Also today he is considered as the most prolific medallist in Nuremberg of the Renaissance period.
Habich ascribes 350 medals to him. They are almost all two-sided and thinly cast in silver, lead or bronze.
He was friend of Albrecht Duerer and struck a famous medal of him in 1527. It shows Duerer with short hair. This medal portrait should become the definite portrait of Duerer in an advanced age for future generations.
Object details
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| Title | Albrecht Scheurl of Nuremberg (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Silver |
| Brief description | Albrecht Scheurl of Nuremberg, silver medal by Matthes Gebel, Germany dated 1527 |
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| Object history | Bought in 1857 for £10. |
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| Summary | This silver medal is made by Matthes Gebel in 1527 in Nuremberg, Germany. It depicts Albrecht Scheurl of Nuremberg (1482-1531), who was a silver assayer and mint warden at Annaberg in Saxony. Duerer was a friend of his, and became a godfather to his eldest son. Scheurl was kidnapped and subsequently murdered by the robber baron Hans Thomas von Absberg. Gebel who lived in Nuremberg was considered the most important medallist of his time. Also today he is considered as the most prolific medallist in Nuremberg of the Renaissance period. Habich ascribes 350 medals to him. They are almost all two-sided and thinly cast in silver, lead or bronze. He was friend of Albrecht Duerer and struck a famous medal of him in 1527. It shows Duerer with short hair. This medal portrait should become the definite portrait of Duerer in an advanced age for future generations. |
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| Accession number | 4570-1857 |
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| Record created | February 25, 2004 |
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