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Medal - Hans Wegner of Nuremberg and his wife Anna
  • Hans Wegner of Nuremberg and his wife Anna
    Gebel, Matthes, born 1495 - died 1574
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Hans Wegner of Nuremberg and his wife Anna

  • Object:

    Medal

  • Place of origin:

    Germany (made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1542 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Gebel, Matthes, born 1495 - died 1574 (maker)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Brass

  • Museum number:

    4567-1857

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

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This medal is made by Matthes Gebel in ca. 1542 in Germany.

It depicts on the obverse the bust of Hans Wegner of Nuremberg, who lived from 1506-1546. The bust is facing right, surrounded by an inscription.
On the reverse is the bust of Anna Wegner.

Gebel (ca. 1500-1574) 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.

Physical description

Copper 86.4%, zinc 10.4%, tin 0.7%. Nickel and iron also present.
Medal depicts: Obv.: bust of Hans Wegner, facing right, surrounded by inscription: HANS / WEGNER / SEINES / ALTERS / XXXVI / IAR. Rev.: Bust of Anna Wegner, facing left, surrounded by inscription: ANNA / WEGNERIN / IRES / A:TERS / XXXIIII / IAR

Place of Origin

Germany (made)

Date

ca. 1542 (made)

Artist/maker

Gebel, Matthes, born 1495 - died 1574 (maker)

Materials and Techniques

Brass

Marks and inscriptions

'HANS . WEGNER . SEINES . ALTERS . XXXVI . IAR.' Hans Wegner at the age of 36
'ANNA . WEGNERIN . IRES . ALTERS . XXXIIII IAR' Anna Wegner at the age of 34

Dimensions

Diameter: 32 mm, Weight: 25 g

Object history note

Bought in 1857 for £6.

Descriptive line

Hans Wegner of Nuremberg and his wife Anna, brass medal by Matthes Gebel, Germany about 1542

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Trusted, Marjorie. German Renaissance Medals. Victoria & Albert Museum, 1990. 128p., ill. ISBN 1851770135.

Subjects depicted

Bust; Wegner, Hans (of Nuremberg); Wegner, Anna

Categories

Portraits; Coins & Medals

Collection code

SCP

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